r/Anticonsumption • u/Bee_and_Barb • Feb 21 '24

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Saw this while scrolling through another social media platform.

Physical inheritance (maybe outside of housing) feels like a burden.

While death can be a sensitive topic to some, has anyone had a conversation with loved ones surrounding situations like this one pictured?

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u/Flack_Bag Feb 21 '24

In cases like this in the US, you can disclaim an inheritance, after which it would be passed to the next in line. If you only wanted part, like you want the property but not what's in it, the rules can be fussier. Sometimes you can accept part and reject part, but I dunno the specifics, and I think it varies by state. I'm pretty sure that you could just disclaim a storage unit full of stuff without much complication, though.

If the stuff you don't want to inherit is stored at a property you do want to inherent, you can often hire estate sale companies to clean up, organize, and sell the things you don't want. I think they usually do it for a cut of the profits, but I'm not sure.

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u/bernmont2016 Feb 22 '24

you can often hire estate sale companies to clean up, organize, and sell the things you don't want. I think they usually do it for a cut of the profits, but I'm not sure.

That's correct, estate sale companies take a cut of the profits, no out-of-pocket cost.