Clearing out & hauling away
When the house simply has to be emptied. I sort what’s usable, get it to the American Cancer Society, arrange the dump runs, and leave the place swept and ready — for a closing, a listing, or a new chapter.
Seattle & the Eastside
Let’s do this together.
Hi, I’m Judy. When a home has to be emptied or decluttered, I sit down beside you and we work through it together. What to keep. What to sell. What to donate.
— Judy Mansour
What this looks like
I take the whole thing off your shoulders.
From the first overwhelming look around the house to the last box out the door — here’s what I handle for you:
- I can sit with you and help you decide — room by room, at whatever pace feels bearable
- I find the things that matter — photographs, letters, documents — and put them in your hands
- I research and price everything, so you know what’s genuinely valuable
- I sell what’s worth selling, in the home or online
- I give the rest a good home — donations go to the American Cancer Society or your charity of choice
- I arrange the dump runs and the hauling
- I stay in touch the whole way through, so you’re never wondering what’s happening
How I help
Three options
Some families need all of it. Some just need one afternoon and a second opinion. We’ll figure out which together, and I’ll tell you honestly if you don’t need me at all.
Downsizing into a smaller home
You’re moving somewhere smaller and forty years has to become a one-bedroom. We start with what’s coming with you, fit it to the new floor plan, and find good homes for the rest. I’ll coordinate with your movers and your new community.
Estate sales & online auctions
When there’s real value in the home, I run a proper sale — researched, priced, photographed, advertised, and staffed. In the house when that works, online when a building or an HOA won’t allow the foot traffic, and sometimes both.
Your personal declutter coach
The hard part isn’t the selling. It’s the deciding.
Almost everyone expects the difficult part to be logistics — the trucks, the pricing, the hauling. It usually isn’t. The difficult part is deciding what to keep, sell, or donate.
This is the piece most companies skip, and it’s the piece I care about most. I’ll sit on the floor with you and go through the boxes.
Some clients hire me for only this — a few hours of honest guidance while we go through the house together.
Or just have me decide for you. It your choice.
The process
How it goes
Every house and every family is different, so I won’t pretend this runs on a fixed calendar. Some homes take a couple of weeks; some take months, and that’s genuinely fine. These are the steps, in order.
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Step one
We meet at the house
I come over, we walk through together, and mostly I listen. You tell me about the family and what’s happening. I’ll answer every question you have, including the ones that feel awkward to ask. This visit is free and there’s nothing to sign.
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Step two
We make a plan together
I’ll tell you honestly what I see: what’s likely to have value, what doesn’t, and which approach fits your situation and your timeline. You’ll get it in writing, with the costs laid out plainly, and you take as long as you need to think about it.
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Step three
We sort, and I coach you through the deciding
The part that matters. We work through the house together at your pace — keep, family, sell, donate. Every photograph, letter, and document comes straight to you. If you’d rather not be there for some of it, that’s completely okay too.
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Step four
I research and price everything
I look things up properly rather than guessing, and I bring in a specialist when a specialist is needed. I work directly with refineries to get you the best price for gold and silver.
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Step five
Your last look
Before anything opens or ships, you walk the house one more time and pull back anything you’ve changed your mind about. People almost always change their mind about something, and it’s much easier to keep it than to get it back.
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Step six
The sale, if there’s a sale
I handle all of it — photography, advertising, buyers, staffing, and the money.
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Step seven
Donations, dump runs, and a swept house
What’s still good goes to the American Cancer Society and you get the donation receipt. I arrange the dump runs and the hauling for anything left. Then I hand you back an empty house with the floors swept.
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Step eight
We settle up
You get a clear, itemized statement — what sold, what it earned, my share, any costs I paid on your behalf, and your total. Nothing buried and nothing vague.
What it costs
Simple pricing depending on what you need.
Which one applies depends on the project. We’ll settle it at the first visit, in writing, before any work begins.
50%
Estate sales and online auctions. Half of what the sale earns. That covers the research, pricing, advertising, running the sale, and bringing the buyers.
$85–$125
Per hour, for everything else. Declutter coaching, downsizing, photography, sorting, organizing, and clear-outs. Where it lands in that range depends on the project — we’ll agree on the rate up front.
At cost
Dump runs and supplies. I arrange and manage the disposal, and I buy whatever boxes and packing materials the job needs. Those costs are invoiced to you exactly as billed to me — no markup, ever.
That’s the whole pricing structure. No consultation fee, no travel charge anywhere in my service area, and no vague “marketing fees.”
About
Why I do this
I’ve spent my career helping people in public service, including my years on the Seattle City Council. Simplify and Sell grew out of my volunteering at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Redmond, WA, where I worked alongside people navigating difficult life changes — downsizing, moving a loved one into assisted living, losing someone close to them. I realized how much I loved helping people through those transitions.
I live on the Eastside with my kids, my husband, and two rescue dogs.
Get in touch
Let’s just talk first.
No pressure and no obligation — a conversation about what you’re facing and what your options are. If I’m not the right person, I’ll tell you and help you find who is.
Call or text. You’ll reach me, not an office.
I answer within a day, usually much sooner.