Estate Sales

More Than Just a Sale

A Thoughtfully Organized Transition

At Leave it to Lara! , our estate sales go above and beyond. We have been your one-stop shop for Professional Organizing and Move Management since 2005, but we have been asked many times over the years to hold an Estate Sale for our clients. Although we love to donate our client’s items, we realized there are many beloved treasures that could earn our clients money! Take everything you cherish and love to your next house and we will sell the rest! As professional organizers, we skillfully sort and stage throughout your home to create a beautifully curated shopping experience. 

Come experience a Professionally Organized Estate Sale

Our Process

Contact Leave it to Lara! for your complimentary estate sale consultation. This meeting will help us determine if your belongings are the right fit for a Leave it to Lara! estate sale. Our Estate Sale team is highly skilled in brands, current market trends, spotting rarity and valuing the condition of your items. We put our organizing talent to work merchandising your treasures to create a seamless, structured stage for your items to shine! 

Services Offered

Sorting

Pricing

Photography

Marketing

Hosting

Meet Our Team

Lara

Founder and Owner

Your role on the Estate Sale Team:

Setup/breakdown, sales associate.

Your favorite part of an estate sale day:

The line at the front door when we first open! Everyone is so excited and energized!

Favorite categories to work with:

I love seeing what furniture people have collected over the years - so much personality in fabrics, woods and metals!

Most interesting item you’ve ever seen at an Estate Sale:

A book entitled Lara! (Rarely see my exact name in print)

Most treasured item you’ve ever purchased at an Estate Sale:

A leather jacket I would never have picked out for myself!

When you’re not working an estate sale, you’re usually:

Running Leave it to Lara! Or running after my two boys or dogs! Or running to keep up with my husband on the tennis court!

Three words that describe you:

Happy, Helpful, Honest.

Kara

Estate Sale Lead

Your role on the Estate Sale Team:

I oversee the estate sale process from consultation to final clear-out, including scheduling, staging, pricing, running the sale, and wrapping everything up for our clients once the sale is complete.

Your favorite part of an estate sale day:

Those few minutes before we open. The adrenaline, the line outside, and knowing all our hard work is about to send these pieces off to happy new homes.

Favorite categories to work with:

I’ve always been drawn to vintage fashion and studied textiles and merchandising, and lately I’ve also enjoyed learning more about jewelry, especially gold and sterling silver pieces.

Most interesting item you’ve ever seen at an Estate Sale:

An urn holding a family’s pet peacock, definitely unexpected, and a diamond engagement ring found tucked inside the pocket of a pair of folded jeans in a closet.

When you’re not working an estate sale, you’re usually:

Spending time with my husband, trying new restaurants, and unwinding with my favorite reality TV.

Three words that describe you:

Empathetic, Fun, Resourceful.

Karen

Estate Sale Co-lead

Your role on the Estate Sale Team:

Sales associate, pricing, set up.

Your favorite part of an estate sale day:

I love when people comment that the home owners must’ve led an interesting life.

Favorite categories to work with:

Vintage decor.

Most interesting item you’ve ever seen at an Estate Sale:

Framed needlepoint with NSW content.

Most treasured item you’ve ever purchased at an Estate Sale:

4 ft tall talking witch of the west from Wizard of Oz.

When you’re not working an estate sale, you’re usually:

Spending time with family and friends, pickleball, playing bridge, reading and sudoku.

Three words that describe you:

Fun, friendly and loyal.

Jenny

Estate Sale Co-lead

Your role on the Estate Sale Team:

Cashier, sale prep and pricing.

Your favorite part of an estate sale day:

Morning of first day, when customers are rushing in.

Favorite categories to work with:

Pottery, Kitchen Items.

Most interesting item you’ve ever seen at an Estate Sale:

While I was actually prepping a sale, I found a large heavy box that contained horse remains.

Most treasured item you’ve ever purchased at an Estate Sale:

Vintage Mid Century Danish Lamp.

When you’re not working an estate sale, you’re usually:

Dog Sitting.

Three words that describe you:

Loud, Sarcastic, Friendly.

Christa

Estate Sale Team Member

Your role on the Estate Sale Team:

Setup, Pricing, Sales Associate.

Your favorite part of an estate sale day:

Seeing items move and talking with customers. You meet a lot of cool folks!

Favorite categories to work with:

Art, media, collectibles, and a good garage.

Most interesting item you’ve ever seen at an Estate Sale:

A WWII USS Indianapolis navy exchange memento clock with original sailor’s portrait intact.

Most treasured item you’ve ever purchased at an Estate Sale:

A taxidermy alligator head I got from a magician’s estate.

When you’re not working an estate sale, you’re usually:

Being a total homebody hanging with my fella and my critters. I love gardening and crafting. I have a vegetable garden that I’m obsessed with through spring and fall. I get down drawing, making stained glass, crocheting, and various other crafty fixations.

Three words that describe you:

Creative, Warm, Meticulous.

Laura

Estate Sale Team Member

Your role on the Estate Sale Team:

Sales Associate - I help people find meaningful pieces they didn't even know they were looking for.

Your favorite part of an estate sale day:

A certain type of person shops at Estate Sales. I love meeting and talking with new and interesting people about life.

Favorite categories to work with:

Fashion, jewelry, art

Most interesting item you’ve ever seen at an Estate Sale:

I would have to say I was surprised to see that people sell their high school yearbooks and other people actually buy them.

When not working a sale:

I am healing souls as a Soul Healing Coach.

Fun fact about me:

I enjoy estate sales! The history, the stories, and hidden gems are my favorite parts.

Three words that describe you:

Goddess, Positive, Powerful.

Max

Estate Sale Team Member

Your role on the Estate Sale Team:

Photographer.

Your favorite part of an estate sale day:

That moment right before doors open — the whole house is still quiet and everything is perfectly arranged.

Favorite categories to work with:

Vintage cameras, Art Deco pieces, old books, and anything with a good patina.

Most interesting item you’ve ever seen at an Estate Sale:

A fully intact darkroom setup from the 1950s — enlarger, chemical trays, the works. Still smelled faintly of fixer.

Most treasured item you’ve ever purchased at an Estate Sale:

A vintage film camera that looked rough but turned out to be in near-perfect mechanical condition. Felt like rescuing something.

When you’re not working an estate sale, you’re usually:

Restoring vintage cameras, or shooting black-and-white film around Atlanta.

Fun fact:

I once bought a camera just for its leather case — then fell in love with the camera too.

Three words that describe you:

Curious. Detail-obsessed. Patient.

Estate Sales

Loved by Our Clients

Kara did a wonderful job with our estate sale. She was pleasant, easy to work with, and went above and beyond to make the sale the best it could be. We were very happy.

Bob

Estate Sale Client

The estate sale was very well organized with clearly labeled items. The staff was friendly, accommodating, and made the entire experience smooth and enjoyable.

Edward

Estate Sale Client

Absolutely incredible job by the entire team! Setup, navigation, pricing, and checkout were all seamless, even with large crowds. Their attention to detail made everything effortless.

Christina

Estate Sale Client

Leave it to Lara! is one of the best estate sale companies I’ve ever seen. Incredibly kind people, very nice items, reasonable prices, and overall a very welcoming environment. I cannot recommend this company and their staff enough!

Abby

Estate Sale Client

Kara’s fabulous estate sale team sold my precious belongings with ease and with a huge success. Lara supervised making all of this seamless. Thank you Lara for making our lives a lot easier.

Linda

Estate Sale Client

Very professional estate sale experience. They did everything they said they would do and then some. The house was spotless when they finished and the sale was a big success. Have already recommended them and would use them again.

Susan

Estate Sale Client

I’ve known Kara for a while, even before she joined Leave It to Lara Estate Sales, and I couldn’t be happier for her in this new chapter. Kara is polite, kind, professional, and very understanding, which makes the entire experience smooth and pleasant.

Rajeev

Estate Sale Visitor

Great experience! Kara was kind, enthusiastic, caring and thoughtful. I was very impressed with the estate sale and the ease of donating what was not sold. I highly recommend Leave it to Lara!

Elizabeth

Estate Sale Client

I recently referred Leave It To Lara to a client who needed estate sale services. Kara made the entire process smooth, professional, and incredibly well-organized. The sale exceeded expectations and feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

Sherry

Referral Partner

They had a great estate sale this past weekend at a beautiful home in Marietta. All of the employees were super helpful and very friendly. There was so much stuff, I didn’t even know where to start.

Cheryl

Estate Sale Visitor

I’ve referred numerous clients to Lara because her work is consistently top-tier. She’s professional, detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and every person I’ve sent to her has been thrilled.

Piper

Referral Partner

We visited a large estate sale managed by Leave it to Lara. The team did a fantastic job managing a 9-building estate. Staff was friendly, pricing was clear, and traffic flow was handled very well. Looking forward to future sales!

Rachel

Estate Sale Visitor

This was one of the best organized estate sales I have ever been to. The staff were so friendly and helpful. My wife and I will definitely support whatever other estate sales they hold.

Josef

Estate Sale Visitor

Lara and Kara were amazing to work with. They made a challenging and emotional estate process feel easy with their patience, care, and professionalism. Truly 10 out of 10.

Megan

Estate Sale Client