The challenge
The sellers were relocating for work with a firm deadline. The house had good bones but a dark 1980s kitchen, worn floors and heavy wallpaper — the kind of home buyers walk through quickly.
Pre-Listing & Move-In Refresh
Brookside Colonial Refresh
A dated colonial made move-in ready in four weeks, timed to hit the market on a Thursday.
The result: Under contract in 6 days, with multiple offers.
Our approach
Our listing agent and project manager walked the house together and picked only what the market would pay for: a new gray shaker kitchen with quartz counters, refinished oak floors, fresh paint, modern lighting and a clean new stair railing. Everything else stayed.
The result
Four weeks of work, professional photos the following Monday and a listing that drew multiple offers in its first weekend.
Before & after
The transformation
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“They were honest about which updates were worth doing and which weren’t. Four weeks of work, and the house was under contract in six days — for more than we thought possible.”
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