Estate sales · San Fernando Valley
Someone kept these things well. We'll see them off the same way.
Well Kept Estates runs estate sales across the Valley — sorting, pricing, staging, and running the sale itself, so a family doesn't have to. You don't lift a finger, and you get a written record of where everything went.
Our fee
30% of gross·$1,500 minimum
Stated on the first call, not buried in the contract.
How it works
From the first walkthrough to the last receipt.
About two to three weeks, start to finish — and I do the lifting at every step. Here's how a sale goes.
- 01
Day one
A free walkthrough
We meet at the house and walk the rooms together. You show me what's staying and what's going. No pressure, no fee, and no obligation to hire me at the end of it.
- 02
Week one
The plan and the paperwork
You get a simple written agreement — dates, what's included, and the 30% / $1,500-minimum fee in plain language. Nothing starts until you've signed off.
- 03
Weeks one–two
Sorting, research, and staging
I go through the home room by room — pricing the everyday, researching what might be worth more, and setting the house up to shop well. Anything set aside for family gets held, not sold.
- 04
The weekend
Sale day
The doors open. Prices are marked and I log the sale as it runs — the notable pieces line by line, everyday goods by the lot. You're welcome to be there or to stay away entirely.
- 05
Week two–three
Settlement, same day
I total the sale, hand you the settlement report, and count out your proceeds before I leave. Whatever didn't sell, I line up a donation pickup or a hauler on your timeline — arranged for you, billed separately, never marked up.
The record
Every dollar, written down.
When the sale closes you get a settlement report — the notable pieces listed line by line with what they brought and when, everyday goods totalled by the lot, and every donation backed by a receipt. Then I count out your proceeds, same day.
Settlement report
Sample estate · Sherman Oaks
Gross sales
$18940Logged as it sold — not reconstructed after
Showing 9 of 214 lines from a single estate.
Items sold
214Donations logged
37Commission (30%)
$5682The same report goes to families and, when there's a probate matter, to their attorney or fiduciary. More on that here. Why estates need this kind of record at all is written up in full.
Pricing
One fee, named on the first call.
30% of gross sales, with a $1,500 minimum so a small sale is still worth doing properly. It comes out of what the sale brings in — never out of your pocket up front.
What that covers
- The free walkthrough and a written plan
- Sorting, pricing, and research on anything that might be worth more
- Staging the house and running every sale day
- Listings, photos, and signage to bring buyers in
- Your settlement report and donation receipts
Whatever doesn't sell, I arrange the donation pickup or a hauler on your schedule. That's billed by them, at their price — I don't mark it up and I don't take a cut.
- Gross sales
- $10000
- Our fee (30%)
- −$3000
- You keep
- $7000
e.g. $10,000 in sales → $3,000 fee. No setup costs, no hourly charges.
Photo to come
A note from the founder
I started Well Kept Estates because I kept seeing families handed an impossible job at the worst possible time — a whole house of belongings to deal with, on a deadline, while they were still grieving or just worn out.
I take one estate at a time, myself. I sort the drawers, price the furniture, and run the sale. And because you deserve to see exactly what became of your family's things, I write it down as it goes — what sold, what it brought, what was given away.
That's the whole idea: take care of what someone kept, and keep an honest record of it.
The founder · Well Kept Estates, San Fernando Valley
Where we work
We stay close to home.
This is a Valley business, on purpose. Staying local means I can get to a house quickly, know what sells here, and be there on sale day myself — not send a crew across the county.
Just outside these? Ask anyway — I'll tell you honestly if I'm the right fit. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles © CARTO.
Common questions
What people ask before they call.
Straight answers, including the ones that talk you out of hiring me. If your question isn't here, ask it on the phone — it costs nothing to find out.
Most estate sale companies in Los Angeles charge between 30% and 50% of gross sales. Well Kept Estates charges 30% of gross with a $1,500 minimum. There is no setup fee and nothing is paid up front — the commission comes out of what the sale brings in, and if the sale brings in nothing, you owe nothing beyond the minimum agreed in writing.
The first step
Ready when you are.
It starts with a free walkthrough — I come see the house, we talk it through, and you decide from there. No fee, no obligation.