All In a Day’s Work: Solving Real-Life, Real Estate Problems for Our Clients
Breathing New Life Into an Old Home
Problem: Unexpectedly,
the owner of a large colonial in Newton had to move into a nursing home and her
siblings were tasked with selling her home. She had lived in the house for many
decades and it was packed to the gills with possessions. The whole place needed brightening up, including
the furnishings — which were dated and didn’t show off the home’s excellent
bones. The owner’s brother, who took charge of the process, lived in another
state, which added another layer of complexity to the sale.
Solution: Over the years, Marie Presti has put together
a network of top-notch, trusted professionals to assist her with every aspect
of preparing clients’ homes for sale. She hired a downsizing expert who helped
the Presti team clear out the home — donating to charities and gifting to neighbors
those things with value, while filling several dumpsters with the rest. Presti hired
painters to refresh the rooms, a cleaner to do a top-to-bottom scrub and shine,
and landscapers to lend the property curb appeal. Presti also enlisted a stager to give the
interior a fresh, up-to-date, tasteful look, using some of the homeowner’s
furniture and bringing in the rest.
The Result: The home showed beautifully and the cost of the spruce up paid off many times over. The home had several offers and sold for considerably above the asking price.
All in a Day’s Work: Solving Real-Life, Real Estate Problems for our
Clients is a regular feature
brought to you by Marie Presti of the Presti Realty Group. Our agents
specialize in luxury homes, rehabilitations, multi-families and condominiums in
urban, suburban and exurban areas throughout the Greater Boston area. Marie
Presti is a Certified Negotiation Expert. For more information, visit http://www.theprestigroup.com