Good questions, straight answers.

A professional, coordinated sale of a person’s or estate’s belongings, run by a company like Liquid Estates. Estate sales are also used for business liquidations, downsizing or moving, bankruptcies and divorces. They’re open to the public, usually on weekends.

Yes. Set aside anything you want to keep in a designated area — usually a bedroom — and it will be excluded from the sale.

We can’t sell ivory, liquor, medicine or tobacco.

Decide what’s included and what isn’t, then book a free consultation. Please don’t throw anything away — we’ll sort out what has value. And try not to give or sell items to friends and neighbors beforehand; those pieces help draw buyers to the sale.

A team leader and crew are assigned to your sale. They bring their own tables and tablecloths, display everything, photograph and price each item, and advertise through digital, social and print channels.

We price to get good value for you while staying fair to buyers, drawing on experience from many sales each year and fee-based research tools for unusual or higher-value pieces.

That’s up to you. They can stay at the property, or we can clear them out. When possible, items are donated or consigned; lower-value items may go to our warehouse for charity sales, and anything left is disposed of.

It removes all unsold items after the sale and leaves the home broom-swept. Specialty items may require a separate contract.

Yes — consignment is coming soon through our consignment warehouse and home goods store. Call us for details.

On sale days, a sheet is posted on the front door at 7:00 am. Shoppers can sign up to get first chance at a specific item, which also helps manage crowd size. At opening we call people in from the list in order. If the home reaches capacity, the sheet goes back up during the day.

No. Items are sold only during sale days and hours. Add your name to the morning sign-up sheet for the best chance at what you want.

You can buy by phone and pick up by 2:00 pm on the final day. Phone purchases open only after everyone on the sign-up sheet has had a chance to shop.

No — all sales are final, because the items belong to our clients, not to Liquid Estates. Please inspect items carefully before buying.

Kankakee County and nearby communities, including Bourbonnais, Bradley, Kankakee, Manteno, Momence, Watseka, Peotone, Mokena, Frankfort, New Lenox, Braidwood, Herscher, Dwight, Gilman and more.

We’re well established and grow largely through word-of-mouth referrals. Beyond estate sales we offer clean-outs, commercial liquidation, consignment and real estate services — and we’re licensed and insured.