Thanks all for the good ideas. We will contact the HOA as a first step. I’m thinking an estate auction company that works off site is a good idea. I myself used an online auction company last year when I moved and it was by far the best way we were able to get rid of stuff all at once. I didn’t live in a gated community though so organizing and arranging pick up wa handled by the auction company from my home.
I know how long it takes to prepare a home for sale and I wish there had been an attempt made 5 years ago to start clearing stuff out, but I live on the opposite coast and have no control. I expect that we will have 8 months or so to ready the house for sale. It’s going to be a lot of work.