| DOWNSIZING |
The hardest part of a downsizing move is deciding what to keep and what to give-away or sell.
An independent appraiser like Anne Weston & Associates, LLC is an invaluable asset helping you work through this process.
Are you distributing items to your children – how do you ensure that it is fair to everyone?
What is the best way to sell what you no longer want, and be confident that you are getting a reasonable value?
If you have decided to donate heirloom quality items, where is the best place for your valuables to go, and what are the tax implications to you and your estate?
At Anne Weston & Associates, LLC, we will come in and help you through the maze of different choices that affect the downsizing decision. As an un-biased expert we can help you decide what really is best for you with no pressure. From dishes to Duncan Phyfe, with Anne Weston & Associates, LLC, what you want comes first.
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| THE AUCTION DECISION |
Most items in your home have a commercial value – whether it is the tools in the garage or the furniture in the living room. We can assist you in determining how best to sell those items you have decided not to take with you, and help you choose which option is best for your needs.
At Anne Weston & Associates, LLC, we are not dealers, nor are we associated with any particular auction house. Because we are working with your best interest in mind, our advice will be completely impartial. And because we are an independent appraisal firm, our fees are not determined by commissions from outside parties.
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| EQUITABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY DIVISION APPRAISALS |
| The lingo for valuing items that are given to family members or friends. It is not unusual to require assistance when dividing or giving items to members of a family. Sentimental value can impact the difficulty of evaluating the objects equally and objectively. Fair market value appraisals are an appropriate way to assist in the decision process: a procedure that is often emotionally charged for those involved. Anne Weston & Associates, LLC, can value one item or an entire household, from the antiques to the holiday décor. |
| INSURANCE APPRAISALS |
| Insurance appraisals are an essential component of downsizing. For valuable items, it is suggested that you have an insurance appraisal prior to your items being moved. Once you are in your new home, it makes sense to re-visit your insurance policy and make any amendments. We prepare the documentation you will need to submit to your insurance company. |
| FEE STRUCTURE |
| At Anne Weston & Associates, LLC, we treat each project as unique because we understand that everyone's needs and requirements are different. After meeting with you and learning exactly what your considerations are, we will give you a detailed proposal. The initial on-site evaluation will be billed at the hourly rate with a one hour minimum charge. |
| ANNE E. WESTON |
Anne Weston, AAA, principal of Weston and Associates, LLC, has over twenty years experience researching, writing and lecturing on the decorative and fine arts and is a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America. She is recognized as a qualified appraiser by the Standards of the Internal Revenue Service (Publication 561(4/2007). Ms. Weston has successfully completed a 15-hour course and examination on the Uniform Stands of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the Congressionally-recognized set of appraisal standards promulgated by The Appraisal Foundation. Completed in 2005 and 2007, effective 2012.
Ms. Weston is a contributing consultant to Miller’s Antiques Price Guide 2008. She is the principal researcher and author of Furniture: World Styles from Classical to Contemporary, published by Dorling Kindersley Publishers, London, September 2005 (under her previous name, Anne Rogers Haley). She has contributed articles to The Oxford University Press, The Magazine Antiques, American Furniture, Regional Furniture Society (UK) and other publications. She researched and wrote text for the seminal publication, Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast (Boston: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1993). She recently contributed an article (2009) on New Hampshire painters of Lake Winnipesaukee for a catalogue on White Mountain artists published by The Banks Gallery (Portsmouth, NH).
Anne Weston (as Anne Rogers Haley) has lectured at the Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum, the Newport Symposium and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Under the auspices of Elderhostel, Ms. Weston has taught Road Scholar Students and has led tours for members of the Furniture History Society and the Regional Furniture Society.
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