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Update: That house on Maple Street in my town went from 'no way' to 'sold' in 72 hours
I was showing a client a different property last week and we drove past 123 Maple, which had been sitting empty for almost a year. The owner finally hired a freelance stager who came in and basically just decluttered and painted the kitchen cabinets white. The listing went live on a Tuesday, and by Friday it had three offers over asking. It was wild to see such a simple, cheap fix make that big of a difference. Anyone else had a listing turn around that fast after a small change?
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dixon.david6mo ago
Eating up most of the profit" seems like a stretch for painting some cabinets. That small cost probably added tens of thousands to the sale price, so the seller came out way ahead. It's one of the best returns you can get.
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zarag175mo ago
Oh man, totally! I literally did the same thing with my old coffee table - gave it a sand and new paint job and it sold on Facebook Marketplace within an hour after sitting for weeks. It's crazy what a tiny refresh can do to people's perception lol.
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johnson.nora6mo ago
Noticed the same thing with my old car before I sold it. Spent a weekend giving it a deep clean and fixing a broken cup holder, stuff I'd lived with for years. The first person who came to look at it bought it for my asking price. People really do judge a book by its cover, even with big stuff like houses.
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