<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>I would second that! I know Katie. She recently won an award from eWomenNetwork for running an outstanding business.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Stacey L. Romberg</div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Attorney at Law </div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">206-784-5305</div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">www.staceyromberg.com </div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757"><br></div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: John Creahan <john@cairn-law.com> </div><div>Date: 12/31/2015 11:36 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] who sorts, advises, and clears out homes ? </div><div><br></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#595959">You might want to try Moving Forward (<a href="http://retirementdownsizing.com/">http://<span class="SpellE">retirementdownsizing.com</span>/</a>).
I have not used this service, but </span><span style="color:#595959;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#595959;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Katie Munoz,</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#595959">
the owner, appears to run a good company that does what you are looking for.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.cairn-law.com/"><span style="color:#595959">www.cairn-law.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#4F6228;mso-no-proof:yes"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sarah Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com>; WANAELA <wanaela@mycommunities.naela.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] who sorts, advises, and clears out homes ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf <span class="GramE">Of</span> </b>Melinda Grout<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv; WANAELA<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] who sorts, advises, and clears out <span class="GramE">homes ?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My Snohomish County clients need to move (downsize) out of large home, but overwhelmed by task of sorting through, selling, etc decades of stuff. Some is valuable, some is not, and then of course they feel that some of the “not” will be
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<p class="MsoNormal">This comes up periodically with my elderly clients, and with PRs trying to sort through decedent home to prep for sale. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Who is recommended for this kind of work?<o:p></o:p></p>
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Law Office of Melinda K Grout, PS<br>
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