Estates and Family Settlements

The aging American population has resulted in an unprecedented number of family properties available for sale or needing to be sold. The reasons for selling range from funding for retirement days to dividing assets of an estate. For example, the greatest generation in America had a goal for their children to attend college to get a better life. The children were told to go to a University or trade school and receive an education that would get them off the family farm or out of the circumstances they were born into. As a result of obtaining an education, this child left the small town atmosphere they were raised in and landed that high paying career in a nearby metropolitan area.

Typically, one child will stay behind to care for mom and dad while the others have moved away. What they left behind is the family home place. The home place could consist of acreage out in the country, a farm, or a house in town. But now, time has moved on and the home place sits vacant as a result of parents passing or moving into assisted living. The question then becomes " what are we going to do with the family property?" What is the best way to sell the property? What is the best way to divide what mom and dad worked so hard to provide? This is where the auction method becomes a viable option! Auction sales have numerous advantages in family settlement circumstances. The sale is conducted in a fair and open atmosphere. The heirs are allowed to bid on property if they so choose and the discussion on who gets what asset is eliminated. We have helped numerous families face the difficult decisions involved in settling family owned property, whether old home places, large tracts of land, or a family owned business. If you are involved in a family owned property as an executer, administrator, or heir and would like to learn how Auctions United Could help you, Contact Auctions United at 706-295-7501 or 800-222-5003. Visit our website at www.auctionsunited.com. Auctions United - We specialize in helping families.

Jim Givens,

" The Auction Man"

Licensed Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers

Georgia GAL 2442

Alabama AAL 1218

Florida AU 2499

South Carolina SCAL 1445F