Problem: The owner Danielle had just inherited the house and wasn’t exactly sure what to do with it. The house had been recently remodeled inside, but the front & back yards were a mess. The backyard had a lined pool that was completely falling apart, overgrown trees, poor grading, no drainage or gutters & fencing that was falling down. In this condition, Danielle would not have been able to sell to a buyer with regular financing and only to a cash buyer lowering her potential proceeds by over $50K.
Solution: Danielle called Improve Realty to assess the situation. We proposed completely redoing both the front & back yards, installing new drainage, regrading the yard, removing the lined pool, building a new retaining wall, all new fencing & re-landscape with proper irrigation. The investment in the property was approximately $39,000 with no upfront money out of Danielle’s pocket. The improvements took approx 5 weeks and the property was placed on the market. Within 10 days, the property was in escrow with a full price offer. The improvements added over $57,000 to Danielle’s bottom line and the property closed in 30 days from the opening of escrow.
Was Danielle happy? “You guys are magicians, so quick and professional!”