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Selling Your Home? Give it a Fighting Chance!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC BK3055881

I was recently asked to market a home that had been neglected for years. I did the owner a great service by neglecting to list the home before it was ready. The interior was filthy and needed cleaning. The home owners past tenants were not good house keepers. We waited 3 weeks for the work to be completed. I feel that this is the best policy when it comes to marketing a home. The home deserves to shown looking its best. Most everything was done with sweat equity and a few gallons of paint. Time will tell, but I believe that this old house has a chance. Cut the grass, paint the exterior trim if needed, give the interior a good cleaning, and paint the walls with neutral colors. If the budget allows, replace carpeting and appliances.  Frontfront

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratty tree gone,pine tree trimmed, grass cut, and window trim painted.

Living RoomDirty Walls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean painted walls.

For tips on getting your home ready to sell in Kissimmee or Saint Cloud , Florida, hire Mark Horan "The Resident Chef" He has the recipe to sell it fast and for the most money!

Call today 407-301-0312

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Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes
It's always better to get a house ready than go ahead and list it prematurely.
Apr 29, 2008 05:40 PM
Mark Horan
Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC - Saint Cloud, FL
"The Resident Chef" - Resident Team Realty LLC &

 

Bob & Carolin- You are absolutely correct. It makes the negotiating easier.

Apr 29, 2008 05:53 PM
Nancy Brenner
Referral Associates of Georgia, Inc. - Roswell, GA
Roswell Georgia Real Estate Agent
I've got a listing that I'm doing the same thing with. Tenants just moved out.  Waiting for carpets to be cleaned and interior to be painted.  The outside has just been painted and looks great!
Apr 29, 2008 06:33 PM
Greg Hampton
Re/Max Around The Mountains - Blue Ridge, GA
North Georgia Mountain Property,Blue Rid
Putting lipstick on a frog makes people forget that it is a frog,they might even think it is a prince.Well maybe a princess
Apr 29, 2008 06:33 PM
Mark Horan
Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC - Saint Cloud, FL
"The Resident Chef" - Resident Team Realty LLC &
Nancy- It's our job to be consultants. If the home needs it, it has to be done! Here we have too many homes on the market to not put the homes best door mat (foot) forward.
Apr 29, 2008 06:37 PM
Mark Horan
Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC - Saint Cloud, FL
"The Resident Chef" - Resident Team Realty LLC &
Greg- Your right, in most cases it doesn't have to be major. What shade lipstick goes best with green?
Apr 29, 2008 06:38 PM