Category: Maintaining and Improving Property Values

Posted on January 17, 2023January 19, 2023

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Zon Ellis

January 25, 2023

To anyone reading this, Congratulations! You’ve discovered Bill. I wish that I had found him ten years ago!

I had the good fortune to work with Bill to sell my house which closed in January of 2023. I was relocating for work across the country and was facing a cooling housing market (rising interest rates; tech employers signaling downsizing).

During the almost two decades that I resided at the property, I found myself busy with my career and family (wife, four kids, a series of golden retrievers) and must confess that I didn’t keep the property in a “ready for sale” state throughout that time. The expectations of buyers in our neighborhood are that properties be well-maintained and in a “move-in” ready condition.

Bill was absolutely instrumental in helping us achieve this state and we were able to receive an offer at asking price (major accomplishment in this economic environment) and close in three weeks (no major inspection items). We would have never been able to accomplish this if we hadn’t been working with Bill months in advance before we listed our property.

First, from his deep real estate background, he has a strong understanding of the unique buyer expectations in each of the Seattle area markets (each neighborhood is different).

Second, he has an acute appreciation of which work to prioritize so that spending to bring a property up to “ready for sale” condition achieves the most impact for the dollars invested.

Third, from Bill’s experience as a general contractor, he seems to know everyone and who really delivers value. A couple years before, we had bid out the work of refreshing our deck and ended up postponing it because we felt that we kept receiving bids with an “affluent neighborhood premium” built-in. We were very happy with the work that Bill was able to arrange at a fraction of the bids that we had previously collected ourselves.

Fourth, Bill was really good at working with our available budget by providing what proved to be very accurate estimates for the work that we agreed upon. I think that’s a function of experience, really understanding the work that will be done, and actively managing the projects.

I highly recommend Bill, whether you’re getting ready for an anticipated sale or just looking for help to keep your house in a well-maintained state.

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