Category: New Beginnings

When you have decided to sell the estate, where do you start? So many options to choose from.

You can have a sale yourself, contract a estate sales expert, and their team, call dealers, and sell as a lot or consign the items to them.

You decided to sell yourself, you will need to organize clean, price advertise and conduct the sale. After the sale you will then need to determine what to do with the items left. sell as a lot to a dealer, donate to a charitable group.

Contract an estate seller, find one that is knowledgeable, has good references and compatible for you to work with. they will organize clean, display, price advertise and conduct the sale. After the sale they can help with the left items based on your wishes. Call a dealer and sell or consign as a lot. the dealer will remove and inventory all items, price, display and sell them. If sold as a lot you will receive a single payment agreed upon, and you are free of the estate. consign you receive payments as items are sold based upon agreed terms.

Myself I love estate sales and usually find some good buys. I also love to buy complete estates and sell as we find the right customer for the right items.

this sometimes takes years on some special items.

Estate sales are always fun interesting and almost always you find an item that brings back some OLD memories. So weather your selling or buying, remember to enjoy the experience, don’t forget to tell the stories, as the story is sometimes worth the most.

I met Chief when i started work at the Waller County Hospital in EMS. We became friends, and started cooking together. Chief was an excellent cook, and he volunteered to cook for any charitable organization who asked him. I soon became a part of his team. We started a BBQ cook off team, and started BBQing for those same groups as a fundraiser. Fun and fellowship was the most important part of each event. OH we were serious about our BBQ, and it showed in the trophies we collected.

We don’t compete or cook much anymore, but we still tell the stories. FRIENDS like the CHIEF and many others are such an important part of my life. throughout my life and career I have been fortunate to meet and become true FRIENDS with so many. One friend once said we have many acquaintance’s, but a TRUE FRIEND IS A TRUE GIFT!

Yes, it is time to CELEBRATE the Birth of our savior, JESUS CHRIST. We call it Christmas. It is a time to remember that GOD gave us his only son to come live amongst us, and teach us the way GOD would like us to live. Jesus walked amongst us in the LIKENESS of GOD. He was crucified and rose again, as an example of GOD’S promise of everlasting life. He who BELEIVES in JESUS CHRIST shall have everlasting LIFE.

Now, I am not here to Preach, nor Judge, I am a believer and will celebrate the Birth of JESUS. Yes, I will wish each of you a Merry CHRISTmas and wish for the best for all.

I will Give of myself for the betterment of others, where and when I can. My gift is of MYSELF, of my time, and hopefully talent.

Today, we are open on this CHRISTmas eve, and hope to see you to visit and spread some cheer.

Don’t get confused, we will sell you something special if we can, and we have some precious memories available; BUT most IMPORTANTLY, we want to spread cheer and HOPE.

It is through FAITH and HOPE that we can BELIEVE THAT eternal life can be given to each of us, The GREATEST gift of ALL.

The day that is called Black Friday.

I have and always will wonder who and why they coined it BLACK FRIDAY?

It has become that day after being THANKFUL for all we have, then we become shopping nuts looking for the best deals.

Do we ever really get the BEST deal? I think we just try to get something priced lower then should be and it gets us in that store to buy what is marked up.

Oh yes, I have been victim of this, as most of us have.

So, why do we do it?

Let’s start a new tradition, and buy local, and buy what we need, and buy AMERICAN MADE.

Let’s get AMERICA back to work, by buying the best, at a price that allows better wages, and better benefits. Let’s put our money and time where our minds are.

Yes, today most of our electronics and clothes, etc. are foreign made; BUT WE HAVE A CHOICE, we will probably pay a little more, but we would be putting our own family and neighbors back to work, and improving our community by doing so.

Now, I don’t expect everyone to jump on this wagon immediately, but let’s start simple and load the wagon a little at a time.

Buy Local, buy American, whenever you can. BE A PROUD AMERICAN.

Here at our little shop on the hill, we have become a distributer for TEXAS manufactured RANCH HAND Solar Lighting. Yes, that’s right, made right here in TEXAS. Why solar lighting? It is convenient and can be used in remote locations, no need to run power lines, extension cords, or any electrical connections.

Ranch Hand Solar Lighting comes with all the hardware needed for installation on any type of building, or fence corals.

This product is not a normal item for us at HILL TOP SALES, but because it is TEXAS made we accepted the offer from the manufacturer to be a distributer.

Should you need remote lighting and want to help TEXANS employ TEXANS, check out these lights.

1 year warranty, with 10 year life.

Whether you buy from us or need the lighting, PLEASE BUY LOCAL AND AMERICAN, whenever you can.

I am THANKFUL for so many BLESSINGS, and I hope you have been BLESSED this year also.

Value is a little bit like the word service, it is in the eye of the person looking.

My definition of Value is recieving what i percieve as the item, purchased at the price agreed on meets the requirment for which it was purchased.

Here at Hill Top Sales we will try to find that answer, then deliver it,

The most common answer here is I need a reliable vehicle to go to and from work at a reasonable price. What is reasonable. Here again, Reasonable means different things to different people. most generally in our business it means affordable to me.

Okay the word reliable means you want to get in start it and drive to and from work, without any serious issues right? We know you are looking for a USED car with some miles on it. Some ware issues, etc.

Here at Hill Top Sales, we buy Used cars, we check them inspect them and do a full service on them. That means 128 point inspection of all operating systems including electronic CODES. We Change the oil, the filters, and any Inspection Items that fail.

We will repair or replace Brakes, charge the A/C replace wiper blades as needed. We will do what is needed to make that vehicle ready to leave our location ready to take you to and from work.

Have I given you added VALUE yet? Again this is in the eye of the buyer. We believe with the steps taken we have given you VALUE for price and met the Objective you have chosen for one of our vehicles.

We sell mostly to folks who for reasons beyond control have had credit issues. We hope we add Value by working with them to make a down Payment affordable, and monthly payments comfortable. We dont tell you what your payment has to be, we ask you what you are comfortable paying. We want you to be able to afford your payment and enjoy your Vehicle.

We HOPE we have MET the VAlUE for PRICE and a little EXTRA in your eyes.

THANK YOU and ENJOY the RIDE!

Last week a customer came in looking for an old phone.

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The story was a friend used the physical attachment of picking up a OLD phone to call her loved one in HEAVEN.

We talked about the benefit of that physical motion of picking up the phone. This seemed very appropriate and satisfying to me.

Almost every day I hear someone say i wish i could just call heaven. well I am a believer that you can. As a Believer i Believe the spirit lives on. So why not call Heaven.

He told me his wife wanted to experience this calling Heaven. I had an OLD wall Phone, you know the old pea green phone that usually hung on the kitchen wall. I decided I should GIVE her this OLD phone. It is my PRAYER that she is able to connect with her Loved one in heaven.

Why do I believe? My Dad passed away, I was always missing his advice, his words of encouragement, his dry humor.

My DAD and I were very close.

I was driving alone one day in my New Truck, and felt a drop of water on my hand. my first instinct was how come this truck was leaking. Then i realized it wasn’t even raining. it was sunny day, so where is this water coming from. Wait my hand isn’t wet. Then another drop, what is happening, soon i felt a strong presence i wasn’t alone anymore. I said hello to my Dad again. Soon i realized i could call my DAD anytime i needed. Why do i tell this story?

I believe if we TRULY believe we can continue to talk to our LOVED ones.

So do you need to call heaven? Well pickup the phone and call HEAVEN.