Estates & Trusts
We’ve worked with thousands of families during transitional times and understand it can be difficult and overwhelming. At Alex Cooper, we care and make the process easy. We specialize in both real estate and estate sales – with in-house expertise on everything from precious gemstone jewelry and rare antiques, to sterling silver, fine art, coins and other collectibles. We will work to make sure you receive the best value for the items you no longer need.
We can sell everything including the house. We’ll take care of the details. You take care of your family.
Trusts & Estates How It Works
Call 443-470-1454 or email Jonathon@AlexCooper.com, providing the type of formal appraisal you need, your time constraints, the property that needs to be appraised, and the location of the personal property that you need to inspected. Jon will work with your schedule to find an agreeable time to meet you or a representative at the address. Before his arrival and to make the process quicker, please try to make sure that any personal property of value is consolidated in each respective room and readily accessible; including in any outbuildings or storage units. If there are any pressing questions please be sure to ask them at the start and/or conclusion of the walkthrough. Jon will tour the address room-by-room and document any property as he finds it. Following the walkthrough, in the office Jon will research applicable markets for the aggregated property and distill his notes into a comprehensive and concise legal document. Following his final approval the document will be sent electronically to the designated recipient.
We combine convenience with experience and professionalism
We will always respect your wishes and directives through this difficult time. A member of the Alex Cooper team will be assigned as your one point of contact, allowing you to have any questions answered and problems solved from a single call or email. Our goal is to do everything we can to make this difficult and stressful time easier for you. You can choose any or all of the following services we offer:
Personal Property Appraisal & Auction
Alex Cooper Estate Specialists will be happy to look over the contents of your home and tell you how valuable items might be. You can choose between an informal verbal consultation or a detailed type-written appraisal by our certified Graduate Personal Property Appraiser. We offer 90 years of experience with antiques including: furniture, fine and decorative arts, porcelain and glass, silver, jewelry, coins and stamps, and collectibles of all kinds.
We’ll give you a quick, accurate assessment of what the market will bear. We also offer arrangements to take your items to auction. Alex Cooper’s estate gallery sales are renowned throughout the auction industry. Collectors and dealers around the world follow our auctions closely, so we have the ability to find motivated buyers looking for the items you have to sell. And, as a member of the National Auctioneers Association, your property will be in the hands of a trusted professional.
Moving & Cleaning Out
Preparing to move can be a very time-consuming and exhausting task to deal with. Why not let us handle it for you? We’re familiar with the local movers and work with them often. We maintain excellent working relationships with a number of reputable movers, allowing us to quickly and easily coordinate and schedule a move. We can also arrange temporary or permanent storage if necessary.
Even after the auctions and sales have ended, there may still be items left in the home. An Alex Cooper Estate Specialist can arrange a clean out of the home, donating items to charity and disposing what can’t be sold or given away.