Bear & Raven Appraisal and Estate Services offers a wide variety of services tailored to the needs of individuals and families that require assistance valuing personal property due to damage, death, divorce, or need to downsize.
In addition to providing you with a detailed, professional valuation of your belongings, we can provide you with options for selling or otherwise disposing of them. We help you evaluate your needs and offer as much or as little assistance that you decide.
Personal Property Valuation
AKA, What’s my stuff worth?
Is your coin collection gathering dust in the attic of your parents’ home, which you must clean out for an estate sale? Or perhaps the Asian antiques you inherited from your grandparents many years ago may help fund that Arizona retirement condo or your child’s college education. You will never know without first consulting the right professional.
When downsizing or relocating, understanding the worth of your belongings can help you prioritize your time and effort.
Services Offered
- Fair and honest valuations
- Verbal or written evaluations
- Learn what you have and how much it’s worth in the current market
- Extensive personal knowledge – object information and market trends.
- Suggestions where might sell
We also offer complete estate clearance services. Please scroll down the page to learn more.
Estate, Divorce, or Insurance Appraisals
There may come a time when you are faced either with settling an estate, selling an item or collection, donating your favorite piece of art or simply updating your insurance policy.
Insurance companies, estate attorneys, judges and the IRS generally require a formal written appraisal performed by a qualified personal property appraiser to determine the value of personal property, such as art, collectibles, jewelry, vehicles and household possessions.
Services Offered
- Objective and independent valuations. In the role of an appraiser, we are not an advocate for any party but rather remain objective throughout the valuation.
- Compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). We are qualified and certified by the Certified Appraisal Guild of America (CAGA)
- Experienced and skilled determining an item’s value using tools and comprehensive valuation methodologies that take many factors into consideration.
- With our transparent pricing and billing structure, you can have peace of mind knowing that there won't be any unexpected charges on your bill.
Estate Clearance Services
We understand the emotional and logistical challenges that come with liquidating an estate or downsizing to a smaller home. That’s why we are dedicated to providing families with the peace of mind they need during these transitions. Our comprehensive range of services and options is designed to alleviate the stress and workload associated with these major life events.
For those downsizing to a smaller home, we provide a range of services to make the process as smooth and stress-free as possible. Our team of professional organizers will help you declutter and sort through your belongings, determining what to keep, what to donate, and what to sell. We can also assist with packing and unpacking, as well as arranging for transportation and storage solutions.
Or perhaps you currently have items stored in a storage locker. How much are you paying each month on fees? We can help you reduce – or eliminate – those recurring fees altogether.
While estate sales are a common option for selling household possessions in the Tucson area, they may not always be the ideal solution for every situation. For example some items – particularly unusual or unusually valuable ones – may not be appropriate for a local estate sale. Perhaps your home might not be suitable for accommodating a large number of visitors, or the quantity of items available for sale might not be sufficient to cover the estate sale company’s expenses.
We can sit down with you, learn about your needs, and then recommend solutions without bias. We don’t run estate sales ourselves but should an estate sale turns out to be the right solution for you, we can provide you a list of companies. If you want, we can even act as your agent to work out all the details. You decide just how much or as little that you want us to handle for you.
Whether you’re liquidating an estate, downsizing to a smaller home or cleaning out a locker, we are here to support you every step of the way with as much or as little hand-holding as you desire.
Services Offered
- A trusted advisor to work with you to develop a viable plan
- Inventory items
- Personal property valuation
- Sort and organize
- Decluttering
- Partial or complete household content liquidation
- Haul unsold items to charity of your choice and/or local landfill or recycling center
- Secure disposal of sensitive documents
- Cleaning and sanitization
- Final preparation of property for sale or transfer
You choose the level of support you want
Brokerage and Advisory Services for Collectors and Businesses
Whether you have a collection or a solitary item to liquidate, our comprehensive advisory and consulting services can assist you in optimizing your return. We can also serve as an intermediary to connect you with buyers. We can provide you with as little or as much support as you would like.
Services Offered
- Advice on where to sell what and where
- Guidance on selling online yourself
- Consignment on our own online shops
- Brokerage services
- Pricing
- Research
- Collection management
- Enhance existing online business operations by optimizing sales, marketing, and operational strategies.
