Appraisers

All these appraisers will charge a fee for their services.

American Society of Appraisers (www.appraisers.org /find-an-appraiser)
International Society of Appraisers (www.isa-appraisers .org/find-an-appraiser)
National Association of Appraisers (www.najaappraisers .com/html/find_an_appraiser.php)
WorthPoint (lists how much items have sold for at auctions. This is a service and does charge a fee.) (www.worthpoint.com)

Auction Houses

Christie’s (www.christies.com)
CT Bids (www.ctbids.com)
Everything But The House (www.ebth.com)
Heritage Auctions (www.ha.com)
MaxSold (www.maxsold.com)
National Auctioneers Association (www.auctioneers.org)
Sotheby’s (www.sothebys.com)

Bio- or Medical Waste Disposal

Cantel Medical Waste (www.cantelmedical.com)
Clean Earth (www.cleanearthinc.com)
Stericycle (www.stericycle.com)

Carpet Cleaners

The best professional carpet cleaners tend to be local, so do your research to find some nearby companies that have great reviews. Here are a few national brands I have worked with:

ServiceMaster Restore (www.servicemasterrestore.com)
Servpro (www.servpro.com/carpet-upholstery-cleaning)
Stanley Steemer (www.stanleysteemer.com)

Carpet Cleaners

Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org)
Give.org (www.give.org)
Guidestar (www.guidestar.org)

Cleaning Supplies

Bathroom tile and grout cleaner

Dremel Versa (www.dremel.com)

Hardwood cleaners

Bissell (www.bissell.com)
Bona (www.bona.com)
Swiffer (www.swiffer.com)

Microfiber towels

Almost any retail store will have generic branded microfiber towels that will do well. I use Norwex towels because they are long-lasting, but you will find many microfiber towels available at most retail stores.

Norwex (www.norwex.com)

Vacuums

Miele (www.mieleusa.com)
Oreck (www.oreck.com)
Simplicity (www.simplicityvac.com)

Cleaning Supplies

Amazon (www.amazon.com)
Home Depot (www.homedepot.com)
Lowe's (www.lowes.com)
Walmart (www.walmart.com)

Donation and Resale Centers (many will pick up)

If you’re going to try to take a tax deduction for your donations, ask for a receipt.

Goodwill (www.goodwill.org)
GreenDrop (www.greendrop.com)
Habitat for Humanity ReStores (www.habitat.org/restores)
Salvation Army (www.salvationarmyusa.org)
Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva.org/donate)

Donations Online

Buy Nothing Project (on Facebook or app) (www.facebook.com)
Craigslist free section (www.craigslist.org)
Freecycle Network (www.freecycle.org)
Nextdoor (website or app) (www.nextdoor.com)

Home Inventory Tracking

(online system to inventory and track items in a home)

FairSplit (www.fairsplit.com)
(full disclosure: I’m on FairSplit’s board of advisors)

In Home Care & Aging In Place

Aging Life Care Association (www.aginglifecare.org)
FirstLight Home Care (www.firstlighthomecare.com)
Lowe's Livable Home (www.lowes.com/l/shop/accessible-home-resources-and-guides)

Junk and Trash Disposal

1-800-Got-Junk? (www.1800gothunk.com)
College Hunks Hauling Junk (www.collegehunkshaulingjunk.com)
Junk King (www.junk-king.com)

Mold Remediation/Mitigation Companies

First Onsite (www.firstonsite.com)
ServiceMaster Restore (www.servicemasterrestore.com)
Servpro (www.servpro.com)

Moving Companies

Bekins (www.bekins.com)
College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving (www.collegehunkshaulingjunk.com)
Wheaton Worldwide Moving (www.wheaton.com)
You Move Me (www.youmoveme.com)

Moving and Organizing Professionals

National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals (www.napo.net)
National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers (www.nasmm.org)

Moving Supplies

Amazon (www.amazon.com)
Home Depot (www.homedepot.com)
Lowe’s (www.lowes.com)
Northern Tool & Equipment (www.northerntool.com)
Tractor Supply Company (www.tractorsupply.com)
U-Line (www.uline.com)
Walmart (www.walmart.com)

Paper Shredding (high volume)

Iron Mountain (www.ironmountain.com)
Shred-it (www.shredit.com)
UPS Store (www.theupsstore.com)

Photo Organization and Digitization

Memories by Matt Paxton (www.memoriesbymattpaxton.com)
Legacybox (www.legacybox.com)
Photomyne (www.photomyne.com)
The Photo Managers (www.thephotomanagers.com)

Photo Storage

Forever (www.forever.com)
Photomyne (www.photomyne.com)
SmugMug (www.smugmug.com)

Selling Online

Craigslist (www.craigslist.org)
eBay (www.ebay.com)
Estate Sales (www.estatesales.net)
Facebook Marketplace (www.facebook.com/marketplace)
Letgo (www.letgo.com)
Mercari (www.mercari.com)
OfferUp (www.offerup.com)
Poshmark (www.poshmark.com)
ThredUp (www.thredup.com)

Storage

CubeSmart (www.cubesmart.com)
Extra Space Storage (www.extraspace.com)
MakeSpace (www.makespace.com)
Public Storage (www.publicstorage.com)
U-Haul (www.uhaul.com/storage)

Thrift/Resale Stores

Goodwill (www.goodwill.org)
The Salvation Army (www.thesalvationarmy.org)

Truck Rental

Enterprise (www.enterprisetrucks.com)
Hertz (www.hertz.com)
Penske (www.pensketruckrental.com)
U-Haul (www.uhaul.com)

Upcycling

The Brooklyn Teacup (www.thebrooklynteacup.com)
Upcycle That (www.upcyclethat.com)