CASE STUDY:
"Declining Market"
Getting the most for your fixer
Check out the Dramatic Before & After Photos
Getting the most for your fixer and exceeding our client's expectations...
Our clients' inherited their family home, with all of the wonderful memories of growing up there in the 1980s. Ideally, they said... " We would love to sell our home to a family - not a flipper!" ...But so much stuff had accumulated over time! So much that it seemed impossible to imagine it being livable and our clients assumed it would need to be completely gutted. They were resigned to the fact that they would have to sell the home in bad condition: "to a flipper!"
But MCG's Director of Design and "Staging Guru" Eva DiShanni had a vision: she saw past the clutter and disrepair, the weed forest growing in the yard, and that ugly green carpet!! She focused on the original charm of the architecture.
We recommended the following:
- Start watering ASAP
- Call the Gardner and start up the Mower
- Clean out EVERYTHING and Donate to Charity
- Fix the minor repairs
- Paint the interior - White
- On a hunch, she pulled back that Ugly green carpeting to reveal real wood floors - WOW!
Then, we came in to do some light staging to help people see the potential of this well-laid-out house offering large rooms and lots of charming details and photographed it accordingly - et voila!
After seeing the result and the photos Mason Canter raised the price to go on the market.
By marketing as a "light fixer" and pricing appropriately we were able to generate over 10 offers and start a bidding war. Listing agent Mason Canter garnered over $120K more than originally anticipated.
RECAP:
The property was going to be listed for $749,000. After investing $7,900 in just a few repairs MCG was able to better showcase the home, and publicly listed it on the MLS at $779,000! No surprise that Sellers were thrilled when the property eventually sold for $870,000.
That's $121,000 MORE than originally estimated - WOW!!
BONUS:
As they hoped for, we found a lovely young couple (not a flipper) who revealed upon closing that they were now expecting their first child and starting their family in this home. Yay!!
ASK US HOW WE CAN PUT OUR STRATEGIES TO WORK FOR YOU...WE GO THE EXTRA MILE TO CREATE HAPPY CLIENTS - FOR LIFE!!
Call Mason Canter for details 310-722-3161
Check out the final listing below
2917 W 82nd Place
3 BR / 2 BA | 1582 SF | 6249 SF Lot
Morningside Park Neighborhood
LISTED AT $779,000 SOLD FOR $870,000
This classic 1938 home has a very spacious and very functional layout with large rooms and plenty of potential. We peeled back the carpet to reveal gorgeous hardwood floors! Each room has character and there's quite a lot of storage. Lots of unique built-in details throughout, fireplace, bookshelves, crown molding, textured ceilings, french doors, and a spacious center hallway with linen cabinets beneath a unique skylight and so much more!
This beautiful 3 bedroom 2 bath home is nestled in Inglewood’s Morningside park area 1 block from the very charming Circle park. Great family neighborhood and very close to shops, restaurants, and premier sports and entertainment with SoFi Stadium just minutes away!
2917 W 82nd Pl is a 1,582 square foot house on a pool-sized 6,249 square foot lot - perfect for a family! Bring your contractors and this light fixer can be transformed into your perfect home.
Listing Price: $779,000
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square Ft.: 1582
Address: 2917 W 82nd Pl
City: Inglewood
State: CA
Zip: 90305
For info please contact
Mason Canter 310-722-3161
Eva DiShanni 310-704-2434
