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Estate Liquidation Business Start-Up

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Learn how to establish an estate liquidation business and manage the complete estate sale process, from building the business and working with clients through sale preparation, pricing, sale-day operations, and final closeout.

Estate Liquidation Business Start-Up is designed for people who want guidance on both establishing a business and conducting estate sales. It covers foundational business-startup considerations and the practical steps involved in providing estate liquidation services.

Business registration, licensing, permit, tax, insurance, and other operating requirements vary by location. Participants are responsible for determining and complying with the requirements that apply to their business.

Enroll in Estate Liquidation Business Start-Up

  • In the course registration form, select ‘Home Based Course’ (previous course title).

Course Format

  • Nine self-paced online instructional sessions
  • Final online examination during the tenth session
  • Online access at any time
  • Audio presentations with accompanying slides
  • Approximately 30–60 minutes of instruction per session
  • A short quiz following each instructional session

What You’ll Learn

The nine instructional sessions cover:

  1. Establishing an estate liquidation business
  2. Presenting your business to prospective clients
  3. Advertising your business
  4. Managing client relationships and the client process
  5. Marketing and promoting an estate sale
  6. Preparing and setting up the sale
  7. Effective and fair pricing
  8. Managing the sale
  9. Closing out the sale

What’s Included

Enrollment includes:

  • Nine online instructional sessions, session quizzes, and a final examination
  • An estate sale contract template
  • Eight customizable sample marketing letters
  • Sample business forms and marketing materials, including a business flyer, signage, and advertising examples
  • More than 70 frequently asked questions and answers

Associate Membership

After successfully completing the course and final examination, participants receive their initial year of ASEL Associate Membership and an Associate Membership certificate.

Associate Membership provides access to applicable member benefits, use of the Associate Membership logo in accordance with ASEL’s logo usage requirements, and eligibility for a public Find a Liquidator listing when the listing is enabled.

Membership renews annually at the applicable rate, currently $99 per year. Membership must remain active and in good standing to continue receiving member benefits, use the ASEL membership logo, and appear in the Find a Liquidator directory.

Course Tuition – $859

Tuition includes the complete online course, course materials, final examination, and initial year of Associate Membership.

Enroll in Estate Liquidation Business Start-Up

  • In the course registration form, select ‘Home Based Course’ (previous course title).

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