A Buying & Selling Story

I’m grateful I get to spend a lot of time with my clients. I truly enjoy getting to know my clients, their kids, pets and usually most of their family! No joke, I love when clients bring their mom, dad, or siblings to a showing or key day! 

I first met D and K at a busy open house. We met on Saturday and briefly talked about what they were looking for and they came back on Sunday to ask if we could work together. They’d been living in the neighborhood for many years and were preparing to downsize. They took my card and said they’d be in touch when they were ready. 

D called me about 6 months later and we scheduled a time to meet. I met them at their home, we discussed their situation and the operations for buying and selling. Due to low inventory at the time they decided it was important to buy first, move into their new home and then sell. I introduced them to a few lenders who helped them better understand their finances and finalize our action plan.

At first they were very overwhelmed with packing, donating, and a laundry list of things they wanted to do to get the house ready. Together we explored repairs on their current home on SW 74th that would make for an easier sale. I helped outline what could be completed while they were still living in the house vs. what we would focus on after they moved out. They had a long list of things they thought they had to do before listing the house including new garage doors, bathroom remodel, full interior and exterior paint, new deck, etc. But after our initial meeting I collected a few estimates from my preferred vendors and together we selected the updates that would give them the best return on investment.

• Deck Repairs ($6,500)

• Interior pain in primary bedroom, entryway, and primary bathroom ($2,100)

• Exterior paint front door, garage doors, stain decks & power wash ($2,800)

• Professional Cleaning ($600) and Carpet cleaning ($400)

• Professional Staging ($3,700)

We toured a few homes that spring. D and K knew what they were looking for so when Serena Way hit the market we scheduled an appointment that same day and submitted our offer that afternoon. This was the first offer they had written and based on my advice they wrote competitive terms and just 3% over list price. They were the winning offer out of seven offers in part due to our offer terms and my communication. During inspections we discovered the roof had two layers of shingles and needed to be replaced. We went back to the seller and negotiated to have a new roof installed before closing. 

Serena Way (new home) List price $600,000, Sale price $620,000, Seller Paid Repairs: $14,000 (Roof)

D, K, and their adorable pets moved into their new home the weekend after closing, and as planned I got to work on SW 74th. Our goal was to get it listed in 2 weeks. I coordinated the vendors for the listing prep and helped with finishing touches. We were on the market for 12 days and received 2 offers. The inspections for SW 74th went as anticipated and D and K paid to have a new sump pump installed and a new electrical panel. Based on the market and age of the home I had prepared them for up to $15,000 in seller repairs and in the end they paid $6591 for repairs and $5,000 in buyer closing costs. D and K were elated with their experience and were shocked how smooth both transactions went.

SW 74th: List price $599,000, Sale price $604,000, Seller Paid Repairs: $11,591, Listing Prep: $16,225