Julie Hall
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Personal Property Advice, Appraisal and Liquidation Expert
Julie Hall Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Personal Property Appraisal, Liquidation, and Advice
- Best Sellers
- THE BOOMER BURDEN: Dealing With Your Parents' Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff, A Boomer's Guide to Cleaning Out Your Parents' Estate in 30 Days or Less
- Career Focus
- Author, Speaker, Business Owner, Director of The American Society of Estate Liquidators
Julie Hall is an expert in estate contents. As owner and operator of The Estate Lady®, LLC, which offers turnkey estate dissolution services, she brings more than eighteen years of experience to families facing the overwhelming task of dissolving an estate. Her expertise is called upon for advising/consulting, conducting on-site estate sales, appraising personal property, and organizing the removal and disposal of contents in the most appropriate way. Julie has successfully assisted thousands of individuals in the daunting and often painful process of managing their deceased parents’ affairs.
In addition to her hands-on experience, she is a speaker to professional organizations and a trainer for those wanting to become estate liquidators. In addition to her responsibilities as The Estate Lady®, Julie’s passion for helping as many distressed families as possible deal with the challenges of estate dissolution inspired her to take ownership of The American Society of Estate Liquidators (ASEL) in 2007. As director of ASEL, her vision is to dedicate the organization to being an educational, networking, and referral resource to estate liquidator professionals nationwide.
Julie’s book "THE BOOMER BURDEN: How to Deal With Your Parents' Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff", has hit #1 on Amazon in multiple categories. It is currently available on Amazon.com and all major booksellers. With increasing numbers of boomers and older adults, they are all leaving behind a lot more than their children bargained for. THE BOOMER BURDEN will guide loved ones on how to appropriately handle their parent's belongings while keeping one's sanity... that is priceless. Her second book, "A BOOMER'S GUIDE TO CLEANING OUT YOUR PARENTS' ESTATE IN 30 DAYS OR LESS" was just released, as a companion take-along guide to THE BOOMER BURDEN, and is also available at Amazon.com.
Julie writes a weekly blog titled "The Estate Lady Speaks" at http://estatelady.wordpress.com/
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
Death Bed Thief
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/death_bed_thief
BEWARE - Selling and Downsizing Tips for Personal Property
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/beware_selling_and_downsizing_tips_for_personal_property
"Gifting" Prior to Death Brings Joy and Peace of Mind to Both Givers and Receivers
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/gifting_prior_to_death_brings_joy_and_peace_of_mind_to_both_givers_and_receivers
Enough Stuff Already! How to Help Your Elderly Parents (and Yourself) Pare Down
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/enough_stuff_already_how_to_help_your_elderly_parents_and_yourself_pare_down
When Reality Sets In -- Dealing with the Stuff in the Family Home After the Loss of Your Parents
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/when_reality_sets_in_dealing_with_the_stuff_in_the_family_home_after_the_loss_of_your_paren
Twelve Keys to Success for Every Entrepreneur
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/twelve-keys-to-success-for-every-entrepreneur
Julie Hall Books
The Boomer Burden: Dealing With Your Parents' Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff
http://www.amazon.com/Boomer-Burden-Dealing-Lifetime-Accumulation/dp/078522825X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208812284&sr=8-1
A Boomer's Guide to Cleaning Out Your Parents' Estate in 30 Days or Less
http://www.amazon.com/Boomers-Guide-Cleaning-Parents-Estate/dp/098441911X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278368857&sr=8-1
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When Reality Sets In -- Dealing With The Stuff in the Family Home After The Loss of Your Parents
It had been a week since Dad's funeral, and life was getting back to normal for Sharon. Despite the sadness of the occasion, it had been nice to be with her brother and sister and their families. She hadn't been to her dad's house since he went into the hospital. She dreaded walking into the empty house, knowing it contained a flood of memories. As she got in her car to drive across town to the house she grew up in, the lump in her throat grew. She thought about all the happy times around the dinner table, and many other memories.
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Enough Stuff Already! How to Help Your Elderly Parents (And Yourself) Pare Down
In twenty years of helping people settle their estates, one glaring fact always stands out: we have way too much stuff! Just start poking around your closets, under the beds, up in the attics or your garage, and you'll agree. Our overstuffed and cluttered homes, and garages that can't hold our cars, have created a new industry: professional organizers; thank goodness for them. Let's not forget the good reason why all of these storage companies keep going up across your city. People can't seem to let go of their "stuff." Don't organize your junk -- get rid of it!
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"Gifting" Prior to Death Brings Joy and Peace of Mind to Both Givers and Receivers
Fighting, unpleasantries, resentment, jealousy, greed, entitlement, "he said - she said." What causes these, or at the very least, inflames them? A lack of planning. It's alive and well for those who refuse to plan for their demise, or simply may not know how to plan. Since the beginning of time, there has been a battle between the good and the bad, and it will continue as long as humans are alive, but it doesn't have to be this way.
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BEWARE - Selling and Downsizing Tips For Personal Property
Everyone has heard the term "Buyer Beware." In my business of helping people downsize their homes and possessions, it should be "Seller Beware." From family to professionals, there are individuals of all shapes and sizes who prosper from taking advantage of older adults faced with the need to downsize. I could write a book as lengthy as Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace about the personalities that I have encountered in my career who have contributed to this sham.
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Death Bed Thief
Exploitation can raise its ugly head in the midst of unsuspecting situations. Such was the case with the Garvey family (not real name). Mom and Dad Garvey were about the nicest people you'd ever wish to meet. Their three adult children lived nearby; they loved to have all the grandchildren over for Sunday dinners. All of the children were successful, and the family often took vacations together. As Mom Garvey shared with me, she could not recall one moment of discord between her kids. Dad Garvey was diagnosed with cancer at age 73, and the disease progressed rapidly.
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Twelve Keys to Success for Every Entrepreneur
Nineteen years ago, I had this crazy idea sitting at my corporate desk that if I was going to work this hard for them, I might as well work that hard for myself. I kept thinking to myself, "Julie, how can you even think of this - you must be off your rocker to consider leaving the reliability of a paycheck and benefits." But it was like a lightning bolt from the sky - an intense thought that grabbed hold of this young woman at the exuberant age of 28, and it never let go. They say this is the first inclination you are an entrepreneur.
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How to Care for Yourself While Caring for Others
I find it hard to believe there is actually a word in the English language that could possibly describe what caregivers go through. There can't be! The experiences during the process of caregiving are often a deep, emotional shift accompanied by confusion, frustration, and even resentment for many. Somewhere along the line, one loses oneself, and their individuality blurs with the needs of the loved one.
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My deepest desire is to see families work together to resolve the daunting issues of liquidating and distributing parents' assets in a way that both honors them and promotes family harmony. Find out about "The Conversation" you need to have NOW!