SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Hard Work Pays Off With Multiple Offers & 10% Over List Price

Our hard work paid off with four offers and 10% over list price.

Bill and Helen were aging out of their tri-level Bellevue home that they had occupied for 30+ years. They moved into an assisted living situation leaving a home full of treasures that they no longer had room for, as well as a house that needed some sprucing up for selling.

Their two grown children both lived out of the area, so I helped Bill and Helen coordinate with an estate sale company that could sell the contents of the home as well as dispose of anything left over after the sales were over. Once empty, I obtained estimates for painting, cleaning, sewer repairs, landscaping, window-washing, and roof and gutter cleaning.

Since we were on a tight budget, and I love to garden, I did the yard clean up and pruning myself and used the leftover funds on items that would give them the most return on their investment, such as painting, carpet cleaning, cleaning, window washing, roof and gutter cleaning, and pressure washing.

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