S10 Ep9 MADDY BRANNON: estate sale enthusiast based in D.C. - on finding and navigating great estate sales, and why pricing is the hottest topic in the room.

About this episode

Emily Stochl interviews Maddy Brannon, an estate sale enthusiast from D.C., discussing her passion for estate sales and tips for navigating them.

Today, we're chatting with Maddy Brannon, a DC-based creator and stand-up comic who has become one of the most trusted and entertaining voices in the estate sale world. Maddy visits somewhere between three and five estate sales a week, and sometimes she even works with local estate sale companies to preview the sale before the doors open. Then she puts out a weekly roundup telling her followers exactly which sales are worth getting out of bed for. If you've ever walked past a house with a lawn full of strangers and wondered what on earth was happening inside, Maddy is the person who will not only explain it to you — she'll have you driving there by the weekend. She got into estate sales when she bought her first house and couldn't work out how anyone her age could afford to fill one with actual furniture— not with furniture from a dorm room clearance. A chance visit to an estate sale in Dupont Circle sorted that out for her – the house had five floors, original hardwood, and barely a thing touched. She was hooked, and estate sales turned into a full-blown obsession. She began sharing what she found on social media, and it turns out she wasn't alone in feeling like estate sales…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Stochl

Guest: Maddy Brannon

Topics covered

• estate sales
• collecting
• interview
• D.C. culture
• furniture
• stand-up comedy

Keywords

• estate sales
• Maddy Brannon
• D.C.
• furniture
• collecting
• stand-up comedy
• tips

Mentioned in this episode

Places: D.C., Dupont Circle

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