How to Find Estate Sales in My Area

Pick up a Thursday edition of the daily local newspaper, the weekly town paper or a flyer if you see one. Scan the classified section under categories such as: garage, tag, community, antiques, auction or estate sales. Highlight or circle any sales and mark down the date and time. Sales are customarily held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Explore online sites such as EstateSales.net and WeekendTreasure.com. These sites provide comprehensive lists of estate sales by state, town and even street. Click on the map by state or search by zip code. In addition, refine your search with a description of items and price range. Join the site's mailing list to receive updates on estate sales in your area.

Look into the National Association of Estate Liquidators, which is a thorough resource directory for locating estate sales and estate liquidators. As above, browse by state or zip code. In addition, look up professional estate-sale companies such as Team Estate Sales and Appraisals of Tennessee or ESB Estate Sales in Chicago with an online search. They will also list dates of upcoming sales and items to be sold.

Create a list of local auction houses. Keep track of upcoming estate sales by signing up for their mailing lists or checking weekly on their websites. Auction houses sometimes combine merchandise for several estates and arrange auctions monthly or quarterly, rather than weekly.

Inquire about local estates sales through independent real-estate agents. Typically, they are familiar with the reason that a house is up for sale and know ahead of time when there will be an estate sale at a particular location.