Dennis is great! Very responsive, and communicates very well. I always knew what was happening and he provided details of what was sold. The payment was very prompt. I HIGHLY recommend Dennis' services - "Stress Free" is absolutely the perfect name! read more

Extremely pleased. Here's the short version why, followed by a long one... SHORT VERSION ---- Our situation: a cluttered 3-bedroom home in a different state that needed to be handled. Ideally, of course, we sell and donate what we can-but even just the clearing out aspect was looking like a nightmare logistically, financially... not to mention time... not to mention STRESS. True to their name and promise, Stress Free Estate Services truly handled it all. Quick, communicative, under budget & ahead of schedule. In fact, I feel so strongly about my recommendation, I feel compelled to write a long version for the benefit of anyone who is in the same place I was before we chose to go with Dennis... LONG VERSION ---- When I found/called Dennis, I was surrounded by notebook pages and spreadsheets full of quotes and timelines, becoming increasingly overwhelmed trying to do everything myself. (Everything from dumpster people, to donation people, to cleaning people, to scores of potential buyers, AKA randos, on several buy/sell apps). It was a classic, "There's got to be a better way!" Quick search online, and I found Dennis. I feared a company called "Stress Free Estate Services," with a website claiming to provide EVERY service I was trying to handle on my own, might be too good to be true. There's a level of trust inherent in this kind of arrangement, trust that was earned after the fact by outstanding work. The better I can describe our positive experience, the more I can hopefully shorten what can feel like a leap of faith-especially in a situation like ours, where we were out of state, a bit overwhelmed, and, honestly, a bit reeling, trying to do it all on our own. It's a vulnerable place to be. The service was as good as advertised. My only regret is that I didn't find Dennis earlier. I could have saved weeks of work and worry-as it is, he saved me months of the same. I was far enough along in the process to be able to compare Stress Free Estate Services with quotes I received from all the different parties which would have been required to do it on my own. Even if Dennis had not sold anything, his up-front cost was still less than it would have cost to clear out the house on my own. But he did sell-quite a bit. Enough that a check is in the mail. We are RECEIVING more money than it would have COST to do it on our own. Amazing value-even before you account for TIME/ENERGY saved and STRESS avoided. The only thing Dennis can't compete with is some idealized version of what doing it myself could have looked like. (I was far along enough in the process to know.) Even if I could have made it my full time job to try to get top dollar for every item in a cluttered house, the reality of my earnings would have failed to meet what I instinctually felt things were worth. The endowment effect is reel... And buyers will not pay to cover the sentimental value I'd helplessly fold into my pricing. The only way to counteract this? Have someone else do it. Someone who knows how. Make it back in time saved. Stress saved. Ultimately, even in the money earned-because I do not know how to do this on my own (not well, anyway). And I couldn't have made it my full time job. I wasn't even in the same state. We needed the house cleared-whatever could be donated, donated, and whatever could be sold, sold. Dennis solved all these problems, on budget and ahead of schedule. Now we can sell the house. Stress-free, indeed! Very grateful! read more

Dennis is a straight shooter, and tells it like it is. Although he wasn't able to assist with our situation, because we didn't call soon enough, he kindly gave us some very helpful advice. He wanted to help more, but there just wasn't time, however he provided some great information, and didn't charge us for his knowledge. Very grateful, and hope to work with him in the future! read more

I will never regret my decision to reach out to Dennis at Stress Free Services. He is a caring professional who helped me through a very difficult time. I had neither the strength nor the energy to handle the situation on my own. My stress was becoming both unbearable and unhealthy. Dennis is true to his word and was a very good communicator during the entire process. I gave him the key & walked away, which was not easy to do, but so glad that I did. I felt instant relief and calm. Approximately 6 weeks later, I walked into a SPOTLESS house, basement & garage. He had promised "broom clean" - No way! It was far beyond that, right down to a shiny fridge! THANK YOU, Dennis, so very very much. read more

This review is in response to that of Melinda C posted on 5/5/24. I was the person that checked you out and the way it really went down was this. You came into the garage, I had Dennis bring your items down which were all individually wrapped with exception of the painting. You started debagging items and counting them and then YOU started putting them back in bags and YOU then set them on your own painting I did not touch any item. You counted the first time and your count was 10. You then counted again and your count was 12. I had you sign the slip saying you received the items which you did. You never said anything was damaged! So to write a bad review for a good company due to your own negligence is terrible. Stress Free Estate Sales is a top notch business it's ashame that one bad apple that seems to only write bad reviews for companies can try to tarnish a good company! By the way you were refunded! read more

When I went to pay at today's sale he was extremely rude and disrespectful. I bought $50 worth of stuff and wanted to pay with a debit card. He was mad that I wasn't paying in cash. His ad said debit cards were accepted. The debit card company charges about 3% so he got mad over $1.50. Plus his prices are high. read more

Sadly I just used this on line auction site to make some purchases. I feel deceived in that the picture displayed a group of pins, the most expensive one of the lot was turned in such a way you could not directly see that it was broken. Nothing in the description indicated that anything in the lot was broken or damaged. Buyer beware-no refunds despite this-my fault for assuming it was all in good condition. My first time using this auction service-not sure if this is typical of the condition of items or not, but this was my experience. Just another point-I bought several bags of jewelry, and an original antique oil painting. When I arrived to pick up my items in person, the painting was laid flat with the jewelry items piled on top of the surface of the painting. When inventorying the items compared to the invoice, the person helping would pick up the bag, check it off the list and then drop it back onto the oil painting surface. No one should treat an original oil painting in that manner, certainly not people who handle antiques for a profession. read more

Dennis cleared a long-distance property for us with efficiency and remarkable attention to dates and details. We were impressed with his knowledge and sensitivity to the situation. His communication was timely and comforting. Unlike another business we interviewed, Dennis is "it": there's no finger-pointing if there's a problem with the job. Dennis is the one who takes total responsibility, and we're glad we selected his business because it was....well...stress free! read more

Stress Free Estate Services is amazing and I would highly recommend them. Dennis, the owner, took care of everything. I had a very tight timeline to have a large house emptied in time for a closing and Dennis exceeded my expectations and completed the work early. For every request I had Dennis's response was "no problem." He made a very stressful situation Stress Free. I am very thankful for the work he did. In fact, our realtor commented on the quality of the job for such a large property and asked for his card. I can't recommend Stress Free enough. read more

I appreciated the quick response from Dennis during this process. He was efficient, honest and got the job done. There were no surprises. I would highly recommend Stress Free Estate Services. read more