Lakeshore is not one place, and the families who live here know it. Belle River has its own main street and its own memory. Stoney Point and St. Joachim carry generations of farm families who have held the same land and the same homes for decades. Along the Lake St. Clair shoreline sit cottages and year-round lakefront homes filled with the belongings of summers going back fifty years or more. When a parent passes, or the time comes to move into something smaller, all of that has to be sorted by someone. Brian Price is a Certified Canadian Personal Property Appraiser, Certified Executor Advisor, Accredited Seniors Agent and Licensed Realtor, and he helps Lakeshore families do it calmly, with nothing of value lost along the way.
Every family’s situation is different. Some need a home cleared quickly. Some are sitting on an estate full of value that deserves a proper sale. Some are helping a parent move into something smaller and do not know where to begin. Brian Price offers all three services under one roof, so you never have to coordinate between providers or explain your situation twice.
Estates often hold more value than families realize. As a certified Canadian Personal Property Appraiser, Brian identifies what antiques, collectibles, jewelry, tools, and furniture are actually worth, then runs a professionally managed sale that puts that value back in your family’s hands before the property is cleared.
When a property needs to be cleared for sale, transfer, or the next chapter, Brian’s team handles everything: sorting, removal, donation, and responsible disposal. Executors and families stay informed at every step, and the property is left ready for whatever comes next.
For most estates, the right answer is both. An estate sale recovers the value worth recovering, then a full cleanout clears everything that remains, so the property is ready to list or transfer. Because Brian offers both services under one roof, the entire sequence runs as one plan, with nothing missed between providers and no coordination falling on your family.
Brian Price serves families in every corner of Essex County, with the local knowledge that makes a real difference when it matters most. Select your community to learn how Brian helps families where you live.
Most Lakeshore families are managing an estate or a downsize for the first time. A few things worth knowing before you begin.
A waterfront home on the Lake St. Clair shoreline, a century farmhouse on a concession road near St. Joachim, a bungalow in the heart of Belle River, a cottage that has been in the family for three generations, a suite cleared after a move into care. Brian handles the sale, the cleanout, the downsizing and the listing as one continuous plan, so your family makes decisions instead of chasing contractors. One phone call starts all of it, whenever you are ready.
Estate transitions are new territory for most families. Here are the questions Brian hears most often from Lakeshore, answered directly so you know what to expect.
Yes. Lakeshore is an amalgamated municipality, and Brian serves all of it, including Belle River, Stoney Point, St. Joachim, Comber, Emeryville, Puce and the rural roads and concessions between them. Estate sales in Belle River, clean-outs on a Stoney Point farm property and downsizing in St. Joachim are all handled the same way, with the same appraisal standard and the same single point of contact. Address and distance do not change the level of service.
Yes, and it is worth handling carefully. Boats, motors, trailers, hoists, dock sections and marine electronics all hold value that a general clearing crew has no way to assess. As a Certified Canadian Personal Property Appraiser, Brian identifies what the equipment is genuinely worth and markets it to buyers who want it, whether through the estate sale itself or an auction partner. Fishing and hunting equipment, workshop tools and cottage furnishings are assessed the same way before anything is removed.
Start with a conversation and a walkthrough, before anything is packed or discarded. Brian is an Accredited Seniors Agent, and the first step is establishing what is coming with your parent, what the family wants to keep, and what holds enough value to sell. From there the plan is straightforward: sale first, then the cleanout, then the property itself if it needs to be listed. Brian’s senior downsizing service is built for precisely this moment.
Through a proper appraisal, not a guess. Brian’s CPPA designation means fair market value is established for antiques, collectibles, jewellery, artwork, tools, marine equipment and household contents before pricing decisions are made. You receive a clear picture of what the estate holds, what is worth selling and what is genuinely ready for donation or disposal. Nothing of value leaves the property before it has been identified, and you see transparent accounting of every item sold.
It can, and it often is. Many executors and beneficiaries are managing a Lakeshore estate from another province or from across the border. Brian handles the walkthrough, appraisal, sale, cleanout and, when needed, the listing, keeping you informed at each stage without requiring you to travel. Because the full range of estate services sits under one roof, there is one team reporting to you rather than four separate contractors.
Usually within days of the first call, depending on the season and the size of the property. Lakefront and seasonal properties sometimes need weather to cooperate for outdoor equipment and dock components, and Brian will tell you plainly if that affects timing. Where a legal deadline, a closing date or a retirement residence move-out is driving the schedule, say so on the first call and the plan is built backward from that date. Reach out to Brian to get started.
