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Orion’s Attic Estate Liquidation and Downsizing Guide

The Green Choice for Your Estate Liquidation, Downsizing and Home Cleanout Needs

Sell Us Your Stuff – What You Need To Know

Estate Liquidation

Opening A Toy-Filled Time Capsule At Greenbelt Estate Liquidation

September 7, 2025

When a group of siblings in Historic Greenbelt, Maryland, reached out to Orion’s Attic, they faced the bittersweet challenge of cleaning out their childhood home. After more than 65 years …

by Christopher Lancette September 7, 2025

Ellicott City Estate Cleanout Removes Mountain of Stress

August 2, 2025
by Christopher Lancette August 2, 2025

Estate Liquidation and Downsizing Video Tutorial Hits YouTube!

May 7, 2025
by Christopher Lancette May 7, 2025

Realtor Turns to Orion’s Attic After Estate Sale Backfires

May 4, 2025
by Christopher Lancette May 4, 2025

Kensington Estate Liquidation Company To The Rescue

April 18, 2025
by Christopher Lancette April 18, 2025

Green Choice

Upcycling an Abandoned Boat into a Monarch Butterfly Garden

November 28, 2023

We encountered a rotting eyesore in a client’s yard and used it to practice upcycling an abandoned boat — solving two problems at once.

by Christopher Lancette November 28, 2023

How to Liquidate an Estate the Right Way

November 27, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 27, 2023

Orion’s Attic Shares Environmental Policy Statement; Hopes to Inspire Others

November 13, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 13, 2023

Orion’s Attic Qualifies for Maryland Green Registry

November 13, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 13, 2023

OA Joins Montgomery County ECOWISE Program

November 13, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 13, 2023

Sell Us Your Stuff

What Is My Mother Teresa Autograph Worth?

May 4, 2025

“What is my Mother Teresa autograph worth?” That’s not a question we get very often. Ditto for “Where is the best place to sell my Mother Teresa autograph near me?” …

by Christopher Lancette May 4, 2025

What’s My Roger Staubach Autograph Worth?

April 11, 2025
by Christopher Lancette April 11, 2025

What’s My Civil War Musket Worth?

April 5, 2025
by Christopher Lancette April 5, 2025

What’s My Stickley Dresser Worth?

March 15, 2025
by Christopher Lancette March 15, 2025

What’s My Antique Buffet Worth?

March 10, 2025
by Christopher Lancette March 10, 2025

Hoarding

Hoarding Cleanup Services in Maryland, DC, NOVA

September 1, 2025

An exasperated client struggling with multiple hoarding-related challenges called to ask us about our hoarding cleanup services. A resident of a condominium in the greater Silver Spring, Maryland, Washington, D.C., …

by Christopher Lancette September 1, 2025

Helping a child affected by hoarding

November 27, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 27, 2023

How to Liquidate an Estate the Right Way

November 27, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 27, 2023

Hoarder House Cleanouts Start with Compassion, End with Relief

November 18, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 18, 2023

Clearing a Hoarder House to Reunite Spouses

November 18, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 18, 2023

Life in the Attic

Civil War Accoutrements Owner Hands History to Orion’s Attic

April 6, 2025

My phone rings. The caller in Silver Spring, Maryland tells me he has made the difficult decision to part with his family’s Civil War accoutrements collection.  “Is this something you …

by Christopher Lancette April 6, 2025

Replacing Lawn Grass and Estate Liquidation?

February 19, 2024
by Christopher Lancette February 19, 2024

Collector Sells Dreamy Vintage Toys to Start New Life

November 26, 2023
by Christopher Lancette November 26, 2023

I Clean Out Hoarder Houses. Some Hoarding Jobs Are Even Harder Than The Rest.

February 7, 2022
by Christopher Lancette February 7, 2022

Why We’re Willing To Lose Money By Rescuing A Cat

January 20, 2022
by Christopher Lancette January 20, 2022

Tips

Estate Liquidation Videos Short and Fast

June 6, 2025

Looking for some estate liquidation videos that give your brain serious knowledge in tiny, bite-sized morsels? Check out our YouTube channel “shorts” version of “The 12 Things You Need to …

by Christopher Lancette June 6, 2025

Where’s the Best Place to Sell Coins Near Me?

March 15, 2025
by Christopher Lancette March 15, 2025

How To Get Out of a Storage Unit

March 11, 2025
by Christopher Lancette March 11, 2025

Why Selling on Facebook Marketplace Can Be a Bad Idea

February 15, 2025
by Christopher Lancette February 15, 2025

Questions to Ask Estate Sale Companies Before You Hire One

October 14, 2024
by Christopher Lancette October 14, 2024

Latest Posts

  • Opening A Toy-Filled Time Capsule At Greenbelt Estate Liquidation

    by Christopher Lancette September 7, 2025

    When a group of siblings in Historic Greenbelt, Maryland, reached out to Orion’s Attic, they faced the bittersweet challenge of cleaning out their childhood home. After more than 65 years …

    Read more
  • Hoarding Cleanup Services in Maryland, DC, NOVA

    by Christopher Lancette September 1, 2025

    An exasperated client struggling with multiple hoarding-related challenges called to ask us about our hoarding cleanup services. A resident of a condominium in the greater Silver Spring, Maryland, Washington, D.C., …

    Read more
  • Ellicott City Estate Cleanout Removes Mountain of Stress

    by Christopher Lancette August 2, 2025

    A woman called us about an Ellicott City estate cleanout project she thought would be daunting for us. It wasn’t. We knew from the first call that we could knock it …

    Read more
  • Estate Liquidation Videos Short and Fast

    by Christopher Lancette June 6, 2025

    Looking for some estate liquidation videos that give your brain serious knowledge in tiny, bite-sized morsels? Check out our YouTube channel “shorts” version of “The 12 Things You Need to …

    Read more
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Orion’s Attic is the green choice for solving your estate liquidation, downsizing and home cleanout needs throughout the greater Washington D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia region. We sell, donate, recycle and upcycle.

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Public service announcement from Chris: For those of you who don't yet have a will because you keep procrastinating, I urge you to make it happen. Hire an estate attorney -- don't do it on the cheap -- and produce every conceivable document you can to cover every situation you can, including what happens if you die before your spouse and vice versa.

When you get around to making a list of items to bequeath to others, you may see there are a thousand things in your home that only you know the history about -- like this stuffed turtle, whose sweater was knitted for him by my grandmother and placed in my crib shortly after my birth. Cherchez the Turtle is my fraternal twin. He's now as old and worn-down as I am, but I don't want him to get dumped in the trash when I die.

So I've been spending weeks going through the house top to bottom, writing a will that reads more like a love letter to my wife, friends and family, and legally reminding Won-ok not to get burdened by my stuff when I go.

I'm putting in writing that she should take the advice Orion's Attic gives our clients: Take a few things for sentimental reasons, then let us sell what can be sold, donate what can be donated, and haul away the trash.

I find this whole process cathartic. It's giving me peace knowing that Won-ok won't have to scramble like so many of our clients do after a death in the family, or deal with so many of the chores my family had to confront when my dad died with lots of things still up in the air.

Every financial asset I own will be allocated, my attorney having the contact info for everyone. Every key item that would mean something to somebody, every medical wish, plans for my body -- it will all be done.

At Orion's Attic, I call all of this practicing benevolence from beyond. Don't stick the people you love of dealing with too many estate stresses while they're trying to grieve. Get an attorney, map it all out, and rest in peace.
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Public service announcement from Chris: For those of you who dont yet have a will because you keep procrastinating, I urge you to make it happen. Hire an estate attorney -- dont do it on the cheap -- and produce every conceivable document you can to cover every situation you can, including what happens if you die before your spouse and vice versa.

When you get around to making a list of items to bequeath to others, you may see there are a thousand things in your home that only you know the history about -- like this stuffed turtle, whose sweater was knitted for him by my grandmother and placed in my crib shortly after my birth. Cherchez the Turtle is my fraternal twin. Hes now as old and worn-down as I am, but I dont want him to get dumped in the trash when I die. 

So Ive been spending weeks going through the house top to bottom, writing a will that reads more like a love letter to my wife, friends and family, and legally reminding Won-ok not to get burdened by my stuff when I go. 

Im putting in writing that she should take the advice Orions Attic gives our clients: Take a few things for sentimental reasons, then let us sell what can be sold, donate what can be donated, and haul away the trash.

I find this whole process cathartic. Its giving me peace knowing that Won-ok wont have to scramble like so many of our clients do after a death in the family, or deal with so many of the chores my family had to confront when my dad died with lots of things still up in the air. 

Every financial asset I own will be allocated, my attorney having the contact info for everyone. Every key item that would mean something to somebody, every medical wish, plans for my body -- it will all be done.

At Orions Attic, I call all of this practicing benevolence from beyond. Dont stick the people you love of dealing with too many estate stresses while theyre trying to grieve. Get an attorney, map it all out, and rest in peace.
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