# Estate Clearing Services Toronto: Deceased Estate, Executor, Probate, Downsizing and Hoarding Estate Clearing URL: https://estateclearingtoronto.ca/services/ # Estate Clearing Services Toronto: Deceased Estate, Executor, Probate, Downsizing and Hoarding Estate Clearing Twelve estate clearing and estate cleanout services, one family-owned Toronto team. Every service includes room-by-room sorting at family pace, sentimental items held for review, unmarked vehicles and an executor documentation package. Request Confidential In-Home Consultation [/contact/ →](/contact/) Direct Executor Call: (437) 755-3782 [tel:+14377553782 →](tel:+14377553782) Free 90-minute consultation. Written itemized quote within 48 hours. ![Estate clearing crew working room by room in a bright Forest Hill home](/images/misc/estate-clearing-crew-of-three-in-charcoal-uniforms.webp) - Zero Judgment Policy - Unmarked Discreet Vans - MaxSold Auction Coordination - 5-Star Satisfaction - Written Workmanship Warranty - WSIB Covered and $2M Insured - Background-Checked, Bonded Crews Written itemized quote within 48 hours. Written workmanship warranty on every scope. ## Estate Clearing After a Death For executors and estate trustees clearing a loved one's home, on the probate timeline, with records your lawyer can use. ### Deceased Estate Clearing [/deceased-estate-clearing/ →](/deceased-estate-clearing/) From $2,500 Full House ClearKeepsake ProtocolProbate ReadyUnmarked Vans Our deceased estate clearing service coordinates every physical part of clearing a loved one's home after a death. Trained and experienced sorters work systematically through each room, basement, attic and garage, so heirlooms, photographs, legal records and financial papers are set aside for the executor before any clearing begins. Valuables are flagged on day one for beneficiaries or MaxSold auction, and usable contents go to Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Salvation Army and Toronto Goodwill with receipts in the estate's name. We work at family pace around the Ontario probate timeline, arrive in plain white unmarked vans, and finish with a broom-clean home and a documentation package your probate lawyer, bank and beneficiaries can use. It is estate clearing built for executors who cannot afford to lose a single important paper. Richard L. from Rosedale called us in April after his mother passed. A previous crew had torn through grandmother's china cabinet without asking. We stopped mid-day one, called the daughter, catalogued every piece, and shipped keepsakes to beneficiaries in Vancouver and Boston before continuing. The auction brought in $14,200 that the other crew would of thrown out. Richard told us the documentation package was the first thing in months that made the estate feel manageable. Deceased Estate Clearing details [/deceased-estate-clearing/ →](/deceased-estate-clearing/) ### Probate Property Clearing [/probate-property-clearing/ →](/probate-property-clearing/) From $4,500 Lawyer CoordinationDeadline ManagedAudit-Ready RecordsSecured Valuables Probate property clearing is estate clearing done to a legal calendar. When a home is in or awaiting probate in Ontario, the executor has to protect its contents, keep beneficiaries informed and often deliver an empty, broom-clean house by a fixed date. We coordinate directly with your estate lawyer when you authorize it, secure valuables and papers on day one, and hold dispersal until instructions are confirmed. Our trained crews build an itemized inventory, route items to beneficiaries, MaxSold auction or donation partners with receipts, and record disposals in manifests. Sentimental items are always held for family review. You receive records suitable for probate court review and a property handed back on the agreed date, so the listing, sale closing or filing deadline is never put at risk by the clearing itself. The Thompson family from Lawrence Park faced a 6-week probate deadline on a 5-bedroom estate with 40 years of accumulated art and antiques. We completed a full inventory, ran 3 MaxSold auction waves and coordinated keepsakes with heirs in London and Hong Kong. The house was delivered broom-clean on day 42, 2 days ahead of the lawyer's probate filing deadline, and the auction returned $38,000 in proceeds to the estate. Probate Property Clearing details [/probate-property-clearing/ →](/probate-property-clearing/) ### Executor Services Toronto [/executor-services-toronto/ →](/executor-services-toronto/) From $2,500 Court DocumentationBank-Ready InventoryBeneficiary RecordsKeepsake Photos Our executor services are built to lighten the record-keeping that Ontario places on an estate trustee. While the home is cleared, every item is logged with its destination: beneficiary, auction, donation or disposal. You receive an itemized inventory by room, donation receipts in the estate's name, MaxSold auction results and disposal manifests, organized so your probate lawyer, the bank and estate accountant can use them without rework. Keepsakes are photographed so out-of-town beneficiaries can approve shipments from anywhere, and every approval is recorded. This estate clearing documentation is included on every job, and it is the part of our estate cleanout services that referring lawyers mention first. You keep control of every decision, and you finish with a paper trail that answers questions before beneficiaries ask them. Dr. James K. is a probate lawyer at a Bay Street firm who refers 2 to 3 estates per month to us. Our documentation package has survived three probate court audits without issue. He calls us his cleanup compliance insurance. For his clients, that means executors spend less time reconstructing where a dining set or a box of silver went, and more time on the parts of estate administration only they can do. Executor Services Toronto details [/executor-services-toronto/ →](/executor-services-toronto/) ### Full House Cleanout Toronto [/full-house-cleanout-toronto/ →](/full-house-cleanout-toronto/) From $4,500 Attic to BasementBroom-CleanListing ReadyDisposal Manifests Our full house estate cleanout services deliver a complete property resolution, from the attic down to the basement cold cellar. Every room, closet, garage, shed and crawlspace is cleared, but never before the family's keepsake review and our day-one auction identification. Usable contents are routed to Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Salvation Army and Toronto Goodwill with receipts, valuables go to beneficiaries or MaxSold auction, and anything that cannot be reused is recorded in disposal manifests. We take down wall hangings, lift old rugs and leave the property swept and in broom-clean condition, ready for stagers, listing photography or a buyer's final walk-through. The handoff date is set around your realtor's listing plan or closing date, and you receive the keys and the executor documentation package together. The Thompson family from Lawrence Park had a 6-week probate deadline on a 5-bedroom estate with 40 years of accumulated art and antiques. We completed a full inventory, 3 MaxSold auction waves and keepsake coordination with heirs in London and Hong Kong. The house was delivered broom-clean on day 42, 2 days ahead of the lawyer's probate filing deadline, and the auction returned $38,000 in proceeds. The listing went ahead exactly as the family planned. Full House Cleanout Toronto details [/full-house-cleanout-toronto/ →](/full-house-cleanout-toronto/) ## Downsizing and Complex Homes For families helping a parent move into retirement or assisted living, and for homes where hoarding and an estate overlap. ### Senior Downsizing Services [/senior-downsizing-services/ →](/senior-downsizing-services/) From $85/hr Family PaceRetirement MoveSuite Setup$85/hr Sort Rate Moving an aging parent from a long-held family home into a retirement suite or assisted living residence takes patience above everything else. Our senior downsizing specialists sort with your parent present and at their pace, helping decide which furniture, keepsakes and wardrobe pieces fit the new floor plan. We map furniture to the suite, pack and label by room, and set the suite up before move-in day so it feels like home on the first night. Items for family are photographed and shipped to beneficiaries, valuables can go to MaxSold auction, and the rest is donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Salvation Army and Toronto Goodwill with receipts. When the move is done, the same team handles estate clearing of the former home to broom-clean. Families can start with hourly sort and pack at $85 per sorter per hour. Margaret S. from Forest Hill was downsizing her 86-year-old father from a 4-bedroom home to a Yorkville assisted living suite. We spent 11 days sorting with her father present, let him keep every photo album and the woodworking tools he refused to part with, and set up the new suite before he moved in. He slept in his own bed night one. Margaret said the slow pace was the reason her father agreed to the move at all. Senior Downsizing Services details [/senior-downsizing-services/ →](/senior-downsizing-services/) ### Hoarding Estate Cleanup [/hoarding-estate-cleanup/ →](/hoarding-estate-cleanup/) From $12,000 Zero JudgmentMulti-Week SortPapers RecoveredUnmarked Vans When significant accumulation or hoarding overlaps with an estate, executors need people who work with respect rather than judgment. Our hoarding estate cleanup runs under a written Zero Judgment policy and plain unmarked vans, so the family's privacy is protected from the first day. Trained crews enter first, assess access and safety, and then sort volume methodically so financial papers, photographs, jewelry and family heirlooms are recovered rather than lost in bulk removal. Hazardous materials are separated for proper handling. Usable contents go to Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Salvation Army with receipts, and valuables are routed to beneficiaries or MaxSold auction. Projects run over multiple weeks with regular family check-ins, and they end with a broom-clean home ready for listing and a full documentation package for the executor. Patricia M. from the Beaches faced a hoarding and estate overlap after her mother passed with 20 years of accumulated belongings. We worked with zero judgment through a dignified sort over 3 weeks, sent 8 truckloads of donations to Habitat ReStore and Salvation Army, and handed back a broom-clean house ready for her brother's listing. Patricia sent us 4 referrals that fall, which tells us the experience felt as respectful to her as we intended it to. Hoarding Estate Cleanup details [/hoarding-estate-cleanup/ →](/hoarding-estate-cleanup/) ### Furniture Removal Toronto [/furniture-removal-toronto/ →](/furniture-removal-toronto/) From $2,500 AntiquesBeneficiary DeliveryProtective WrappingStorage Routing Oversized dining tables, solid mahogany wardrobes, pianos, grandfather clocks and delicate antique armoires need careful handling, especially in an estate where each piece may be going to a different place. Our trained crews wrap, disassemble where needed, and move estate furniture to local beneficiaries, to MaxSold online auction, or to storage while the family decides. Heritage staircases, moldings, doorways and hardwood floors are protected throughout the move. For heirs out of town, each piece is photographed for approval before packing and shipping is arranged, and every move is recorded in the executor documentation package so there is no question later about where a family piece went. Furniture removal is part of our estate clearing scope, and it pairs naturally with senior downsizing when a parent moves into a smaller suite. Margaret S. from Forest Hill was downsizing her 86-year-old father from a 4-bedroom home to a Yorkville assisted living suite. We spent 11 days sorting with her father present, let him keep every photo album and the woodworking tools he refused to part with, and set up the new suite before he moved in. He slept in his own bed night one. His favourite chair and bed frame were wrapped, moved and placed before he arrived. Furniture Removal Toronto details [/furniture-removal-toronto/ →](/furniture-removal-toronto/) ### Property Clearing for Realtors [/property-clearing-for-realtors/ →](/property-clearing-for-realtors/) From $2,500 Listing TimelinesStaging HandoffBroom-CleanExecutor Updates Toronto real estate professionals often represent executors who face fixed listing dates and pre-sale preparation schedules. Our property clearing for realtors gives the agent one point of contact and a predictable handoff date. We clear the estate on the listing timeline, keep the executor informed with written updates, hold keepsakes for the family, and route valuables to beneficiaries or MaxSold auction and usable contents to donation partners with receipts. We take down wall hangings, lift old rugs and deliver a broom-clean interior ready for stagers, painters and listing photographers, including Lifestyle55+ compliant handoffs for downsizing sellers. Plain white unmarked vans keep the work discreet on listing streets, so the neighbors see an ordinary moving day. Realtors refer the estate; we take care of the clearing and the paperwork. Patricia M. from the Beaches faced a hoarding and estate overlap after her mother passed with 20 years of accumulated belongings. Zero judgment, a dignified sort over 3 weeks, 8 truckloads of donations to Habitat ReStore and Salvation Army, and a broom-clean house ready for her brother's listing. Patricia sent us 4 referrals that fall. The listing agent received the keys on the date we promised in the written quote. Property Clearing for Realtors details [/property-clearing-for-realtors/ →](/property-clearing-for-realtors/) ## Recovering Value and Giving Back For identifying valuables, selling through MaxSold or an estate sale, and donating usable contents with receipts. ### Estate Content Appraisal and Inventory [/estate-content-appraisal-inventory/ →](/estate-content-appraisal-inventory/) From $2,500 AntiquesArt InventoryJewelry and SilverItemized Records Our estate content appraisal and inventory service identifies valuable contents before anything leaves the home. Trained and experienced sorters work category by category through antiques, fine art, jewelry, sterling silver, porcelain, mid-century furniture, tools and collectibles, and record each candidate in an itemized inventory with photographs, room and condition notes. Items are then routed on the executor's instruction to beneficiaries, MaxSold online auction or storage. We do not hold appraisal certifications, and we say so plainly: our inventory is a pre-sort identification, and where the estate needs a formal valuation it gives your lawyer and an independent appraiser a clear starting point. Sentimental items are flagged separately and held for family review. The inventory is included in every estate clearing scope and becomes part of your executor documentation package. Richard L. from Rosedale called us in April after his mother passed. A previous crew had torn through grandmother's china cabinet without asking. We stopped mid-day one, called the daughter, catalogued every piece, and shipped keepsakes to beneficiaries in Vancouver and Boston before continuing. The auction brought in $14,200 that the other crew would of thrown out. The difference was simply that someone looked carefully before anything was boxed. Estate Content Appraisal and Inventory details [/estate-content-appraisal-inventory/ →](/estate-content-appraisal-inventory/) ### Estate Auction Coordination [/estate-auction-coordination/ →](/estate-auction-coordination/) 15% of Hammer Price MaxSoldZero Upfront15% Hammer FeeAuction Waves Rather than letting valuable antiques, fine art, silver, porcelain and collectibles be discarded or sold for pennies, our estate auction coordination recovers that value for beneficiaries. Auction candidates are identified on day one of the estate clearing, before anything else leaves the home. We coordinate with MaxSold, grouping items into lots, photographing them and writing clear descriptions, then schedule the bidding window and a supervised buyer pickup day around the family's timeline. Large estates run in auction waves so sorting and selling happen in parallel. The fee is 15% of hammer price with no upfront cost, and every lot's result is recorded in the executor documentation package. Sentimental items are always held back for family review before anything is listed, so nothing a beneficiary wanted ends up in a stranger's car. The Thompson family from Lawrence Park had a 6-week probate deadline on a 5-bedroom estate with 40 years of accumulated art and antiques. We completed a full inventory, ran 3 MaxSold auction waves and coordinated keepsakes with heirs in London and Hong Kong. The house was delivered broom-clean on day 42, 2 days ahead of the probate filing deadline. The auction returned $38,000 in proceeds, every lot recorded for the executor. Estate Auction Coordination details [/estate-auction-coordination/ →](/estate-auction-coordination/) ### Estate Sale Preparation [/estate-sale-preparation/ →](/estate-sale-preparation/) From $2,500 On-Site StagingPricingSale-Day SecurityUnsold Item Routing For families who want an in-person estate sale, our team prepares the home so the sale runs safely and the family's dignity is protected. Keepsakes and items promised to beneficiaries are removed and held first, before any stranger walks through the door. We then organize rooms, group and clean items, set out display tables, and price and tag everything for executor approval. On sale days we close off private rooms, secure jewelry and high-value pieces, control entry, protect floors and woodwork, and plan neighbor and parking considerations in advance. After the sale, unsold items are routed to MaxSold online auction, donation partners such as Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Salvation Army, or recorded disposal, and the results go into the executor documentation package along with a broom-clean handoff. Richard L. from Rosedale called us in April after his mother passed. A previous crew had torn through grandmother's china cabinet without asking. We stopped mid-day one, called the daughter, catalogued every piece, and shipped keepsakes to beneficiaries in Vancouver and Boston before continuing. The auction brought in $14,200 that the other crew would of thrown out. That is the principle behind every estate sale we prepare: family first, then value. Estate Sale Preparation details [/estate-sale-preparation/ →](/estate-sale-preparation/) ### Donation Coordination Toronto [/donation-coordination-toronto/ →](/donation-coordination-toronto/) Included on Every Job Habitat ReStoreSalvation ArmyToronto GoodwillTax Receipts Giving a loved one's usable belongings a dignified second life in Toronto communities is central to how we work. Our donation coordination routes furniture, housewares, linens, clothing, books and building materials to Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Salvation Army, Toronto Goodwill and local community furniture banks, sorted to each partner's needs and condition standards. Donation happens only after the family has reviewed sentimental items, so nothing meaningful is given away by mistake. Items travel in plain white unmarked vans, and receipts are collected in the estate's name wherever the charity issues them, then filed in the executor documentation package for your accountant. Donation documentation and tax receipt filing are included on every estate clearing job, never charged as an extra, and they keep usable goods out of landfill. Patricia M. from the Beaches faced a hoarding and estate overlap after her mother passed with 20 years of accumulated belongings. Zero judgment, a dignified sort over 3 weeks, 8 truckloads of donations to Habitat ReStore and Salvation Army, and a broom-clean house ready for her brother's listing. Patricia sent us 4 referrals that fall. She told us knowing her mother's things would help other families made the hardest weeks easier. Donation Coordination Toronto details [/donation-coordination-toronto/ →](/donation-coordination-toronto/) ## Not sure which estate clearing service fits? Most estates use several of these services together. The free consultation will show you exactly which ones your family needs. Request Consultation [/contact/ →](/contact/) Call (437) 755-3782 [tel:+14377553782 →](tel:+14377553782) ## Included With Every Estate Clearing Service - Donation documentation and tax receipt filing - Discreet unmarked vehicle service - Executor documentation package - Written workmanship warranty - Background-checked, bonded crews - WSIB coverage and $2M liability insurance - Written Zero Judgment policy - Written itemized quote within 48 hours See our estate clearing prices [/pricing/ →](/pricing/) , read the executor guides [/guide/ →](/guide/) , or check the service areas [/service-areas/ →](/service-areas/) we cover across the GTA. ![Unmarked white van outside a Toronto home while two crew members carry wrapped furniture](/images/misc/plain-white-unmarked-van-parked-discreetly-outside.webp) ## Request a Confidential In-Home Consultation A free 90-minute walk-through in an unmarked vehicle with Catherine Delacroix or a senior crew lead. You receive a written itemized quote with 3 scope tiers within 48 hours, in a format your probate lawyer can use. Request Confidential In-Home Consultation [/contact/ →](/contact/) Call (437) 755-3782 [tel:+14377553782 →](tel:+14377553782) - WSIB covered and $2M liability insured - Unmarked discreet vehicles - No rush fees added after the quote - Written workmanship warranty