Cleaned up + New Carpet = 35 Showings + $25,000 over list at Periwinkle

“Hey, how you doin’?” You might hear these 3 friends say to each other at the end of the day in South Jordan. The townhouse is right next to The District, with the adorable street name of Periwinkle drive. With yellow and green exterior, it was sure to stand out when a buyer came along, ready and eager to purchase this new home. These 3 friends on Periwinkle Drive hoped to get a fresh start!

A key ingredient to a great home showing is to have open space so potential buyers can see the possibilities. With 3 friends, there are a lot of personal items, so what now? Problem solved! Brett has two enclosed moving trucks to get the job done. He lent them the trucks and they handled their pre-move quickly.

After their possessions had found a new home, one other To-Do was an upgrade on the carpet.  You have heard that carpet and paint and are the fastest ways to cosmetically improve a home? You heard correctly! Because these sellers did not have the cash on hand to replace carpet, Brett, and his amazing assistant, were able to arrange someone to remove the old carpet and install the new carpet for $5000. Boom! They wrote the carpet into the closing cost so they could reimburse it out of the proceeds of the sale on closing day.

Because of that $5000, they were able to host 35 showings over their first weekend with 8 different offers to choose from. Overall, they were able to go under contract for $28,000 more than list price. If you ask me, that is enough money to buy themselves a new orange couch if they want one.

So let’s start a conversation here….

Did it occur to you that $5000 could get you SUCH high traffic in your home? What is the best return on investment you have experienced?  Have you actually ever purchased a crazy cool couch like this one from Friends?