Who We Are
Professional Estate Sales, LLC in Atlanta, GA is a family owned and operated estate sale company, bringing years of experience in and outside of this industry to serve you and your family or client. Dave and Jennifer Coughlin purchased the company when the founder of the organization retired. Professional Estate Sales, LLC is comprised of an amazing team of estate sale professionals dedicated to offering superior service and lending our pricing and merchandising expertise to your estate sale.
David Coughlin graduated from the Wharton School of Business and has committed his professional life to improving industries desperately in need of overhaul. David has held many professional certifications including Certified Public Accountant, Realtor and Notary. David is currently the Managing Partner for Professional Estate Sales, LLC based in the Atlanta Metro Area.
David and Jennifer have three teen children: Amanda, Ashley and Aston. The entire family pours our heart and souls into serving our estate sale clients. We each draw upon our previous client service roles to bring an unprecedented level of accountability and integrity to this business. David served as an Auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers for nearly a decade, embedding the concept of fiduciary responsibility into his very being.
In addition to serving our family, church and community as the CEO of our household, Jennifer completed her studies at Penn State University and has a professional background in data analytics and high end retail sales. Most recently, Jennifer has worked in the resale industry for several years and brings those skill sets to pricing our sales effectively.
Amanda is gifted in her ability to research and gather data. She balances college, a full-time job with Starbucks Corporation and still manages to provide our clients with hours of pricing research to maximize our sales results for our clients. Ashley is the artist in our family and has a background in photography. When she is not pursuing her collegiate studies at University of North Georgia, Ashley brings her photography expertise to our team, ensuring your items are merchandised for sale. Aston is our youngest and brings to our customers a tremendous willingness to be helpful and polite. Through serving our clients and customers alike, he will grow into his eventual “right fit” within the team.
In addition to our family, we have a solid longstanding team of folks that have called Professional Estate Sales home longer than we have. These folks work tirelessly and passionately helping make our sales possible. We have staff with specific subject expertise including fine art, jewelry and precious metals, vehicles, antiques and other specialty items. In short, when you hire Professional Estate Sales, expect a competent and honest team to come and serve you in your time of transition.
David currently resides in Cumming, GA and is an active member of the community.
Together, with our extended team, we provide the know-how needed to price every item to insure maximum return.
What We Do
We are committed to easing the overwhelming stress that often burdens the executor and/or those downsizing and relocating. From pre-sale clean-up to post-sale clean-out, you can expect professional resources to be provided – sorting, organizing, displaying, staging, researching, pricing, advertising and more, customized to each estate’s needs.
Our Process:
- Meet with client and walk through the home to determine what items they want to keep and which ones to sell.
- Evaluate all items and price them for maximum return
- Stage items and clean the home so that each item receives maximum visibility
- Send out emails to specific buyers about certain items they tend to purchase
- Post items for sale to at least five different websites for marketing as well as distributing an email blast for each sale.
- Set-up parking signs so that neighbors do not get upset or blocked in
- Set-up local signage to direct traffic to the sale location
- Clean out remaining items following a sale with a local liquidator and tidy the house
- Provide clients with a DETAILED transaction history and a proceeds check within 4 days of the sale’s completion.
