Estate Cleanout Services
New York City

Compassionate, efficient estate cleanout services in NYC. We clear entire homes and apartments — furniture, appliances, personal items, and debris. Photo-based quoting means no awkward in-home estimates during a difficult time.

★★★★★ 4.9 · 139 NYC reviews

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How it works

1. Upload photos

Snap pics of what needs to go. We identify and price everything.

2. Instant quote

Itemized pricing in 7 seconds. No phone calls or in-person estimates.

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How estate cleanout pricing works

An estate cleanout is priced by volume — how much actually leaves the home — not by the hour or the room. You photograph each space, and the quote itemizes it. For a whole-home clearance it's usually simplest to think in truckloads:

VolumePriceRoughly
Quarter truck$325a room's worth
Half truck$580a small apartment
Three-quarter truck$790a large 1–2 bedroom
Full truck$985a full apartment or house floor

Larger estates simply take more than one load, priced the same way. You see the itemized total before anyone is dispatched — no in-home estimate, no hourly meter. Minimum order is $75.

How we handle an estate cleanout

At your pace, with care

Clearing a loved one's home is not a normal junk job, and we don't treat it like one. Book when the family is ready, flag any rooms to handle gently, and the crew works respectfully — no rushing you off the phone.

Keep what matters, clear the rest

Pull the keepers — documents, photos, jewelry, heirlooms — before the crew starts, or point them out and we set them aside. We send an inventory of the larger items so nothing meaningful leaves by accident.

Donation & recycling, with receipts

Usable furniture and household goods go to Housing Works, the Salvation Army, or Habitat ReStore, and you get a donation receipt for the estate's records. Appliances, electronics, and metal are recycled; only what's truly done goes to a transfer station.

Frequently asked questions

How much does an estate cleanout cost in NYC?

It's priced by volume, not by the room or the hour. A room's worth (a quarter truck) starts at $325, a small apartment (half truck) around $580, and a full apartment or house floor (full truck) $985 — larger estates just take more than one load. Photograph each room and you'll get an itemized total in seconds, before anyone is dispatched. Minimum order is $75.

How fast can you do an estate cleanout?

Same-day is available, and most full cleanouts finish within 2–4 hours depending on volume and access. If you're working against an estate-sale date or a closing, tell us and we'll schedule around it.

Do I need to be there?

No. Many families give access instructions — a doorman, a lockbox, a super — and let the crew handle everything, then review the before-and-after photos and final invoice remotely. If you'd rather be on-site to point things out, that's welcome too.

Can you work around things the family wants to keep?

Yes — that's the norm on estate jobs. Mark the keepers or tell the crew which pieces stay, and they clear around them. We send an inventory of larger items so an heirloom never leaves by mistake.

What happens to the belongings?

Usable furniture and household goods go to donation (Housing Works, Salvation Army, Habitat ReStore) with a receipt for the estate's records. Electronics, appliances, and metal are recycled. Only what's genuinely unusable goes to a transfer station, and you get a breakdown of where each category went.

What if it's a hoarding-level estate?

We handle those too — heavy accumulation, blocked rooms, years of contents. It's the same photo-based quote, just more volume. See our hoarder cleanout page for how we approach the tougher ones.

The building is a doorman co-op that requires a COI — can you handle that?

Yes. Enter the managing agent's name and email at checkout and we'll send the Certificate of Insurance directly, usually within a couple of hours and at no charge. See doorman building + COI for the details.

Isn't it cheaper to have the family do it ourselves?

Sometimes, for a small estate — but a full-home clearance usually means renting a truck, multiple trips to a transfer station that charges by weight, and days of labor during an already hard time. For most families, one crew doing it in an afternoon is worth more than the difference, especially when there's a sale date or closing to hit.

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What NYC customers say

★★★★★

"Uploaded a photo of my old couch and had a quote in literally 7 seconds. Hauler showed up same day. Way cheaper than 1-800-GOT-JUNK."

— Sarah M., Manhattan
★★★★★

"Moved out of my Williamsburg apartment and needed everything gone. JunkRabbit cleared the whole place in 2 hours. The pricing was transparent — no surprises."

— Mike R., Brooklyn
★★★★★

"Had a fridge and washer to get rid of. They handled the heavy lifting from my 4th floor walk-up. Price was exactly what the quote said."

— David L., Queens