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How FALCO helps
Settle the estate without giving it away.
When someone passes, the house, the truck, the guns and the collections all need a buyer, usually while the family is grieving and the bills keep coming. We sort out what is worth auctioning, send each piece to the Tennessee specialist who sells that kind of thing best, and keep the executor in the loop the whole way.
Is this you?
Who we help here.
We usually hear about these from probate filings and published notices to creditors, court-ordered sales, or a call from you or your attorney.
- Executors and administrators
- Heirs deciding what to keep and what to sell
- Estate attorneys who want one contact for every asset
What gets sold
What we can route.
- Homes and land
- Vehicles, trailers and equipment
- Firearms
- Coins, silver and collections
- Boats and aircraft
How it works
Three steps.
Stop after any one of them. Nothing is owed either way.
Walk us through it
A free call. Tell us what is there and what the estate owes. We tell you what is worth auctioning and what is not.
We inventory and route
Each asset worth selling is matched to a licensed Tennessee auctioneer who specializes in it. You see the plan in writing first.
Open bidding
Every item sells in front of buyers who compete for it. Proceeds go to the estate, with a record of every sale.
What it costs
Nothing to you.
- No listing fee and no commission from your side.
- The buyer pays a 10% premium on top of the winning bid.That is how the auction firm and FALCO are paid.
- If it doesn't sell, you owe nobody anything.
Straight talk
What you should know.
- Authority comes firstIf the will or the court gives the executor power to sell, we can start right away. If not, your estate attorney handles that step first and we work on their timeline.
- Firearms stay licensedGuns only go to auctioneers who hold a federal firearms license and handle every transfer. FALCO never takes possession of anything.
- No household contentsFurniture and everyday items are not worth a specialist auction. We will point you to an estate-sale company instead.
Common questions
Straight answers.
Do all the heirs have to agree?
The executor or administrator is the one with authority to sell. Families usually do better when everyone sees the same numbers, so we put them in writing for all of you.
The estate has property in more than one county. Is that a problem?
No. We work across Tennessee and route each asset to a firm that covers where it sits.
What does it cost the estate?
Nothing. No listing fee and no commission from your side. The buyer pays a 10% premium on top of the winning bid. If it doesn't sell, you owe nobody anything.
Next step
Ready when you are.
Free, and nothing is owed either way.
Not quite your situation?
- A business is closingEquipment, fleet, inventory and the building. Sold to buyers who compete, not hauled off.
- A sale date on the houseSell through a marketed auction before the trustee sale takes the equity.
- Bankruptcy or receivershipFast, transparent sales with a record that holds up in front of the court.
- A lien that has to be enforcedAbandoned boats, vehicles and units. Sold by the book so the title holds up.
- Land or a building that won't sellVacant land, commercial buildings and tax-delinquent parcels, in front of a room that wants them.