Published April 24, 2025

24 Amazing Results - Unsellable Houses!

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Written by Gerald Overbeck

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We've been offering our popular and proven All-In-One Home Selling program to sellers since 2018. This was the last time the market shifted and houses were not selling.  In 2018 we started helping Sellers who were unsuccessful in selling their house the 1st (or 2nd) time around.  Most of these houses were on the market for 90 days and did not get any offers.  What we found is the sellers had used a "friend agent" or discount broker who lacked the knowledge/skills necessary to market & sell the home. In most instances the houses were not staged, or they were staged incorrectly. Many agents offer "free staging" but use random furniture they have acquired. We have our own warehouse and most of our staging items are less than 2 years old (we are currently updating it as trends change). 

So the Sellers signed up for the Relax-Remodel Concierge Program and the results speak for themselves.  In most cases just by making a small tweak to the marketing, taking better quality photos, doing stylish staging, open houses every weekend, and getting the house in better condition, we were able to generate offers in the 1st 1-3 weeks.  Whereas before the houses were on the market for 90+ days.  The most common strategic upgrades we make are: fresh coat of paint, new flooring, updating light fixtures, deep clean & landscape cleanup. In some cases we can do a bigger remodel if the Return on Investment (ROI) makes sense, which includes kitchen and bathroom remodels, new roof, new water heater/ furnace, install A/C, windows, etc.  We have a preferred group of contractors we work with, and have done over 100+ projects with over the past 5 years. They offer us great pricing and priority scheduling. Most projects can get completed within 1-4 weeks.

To determine the "scope of work" we recommend you get a home inspection, then we can go thru the list and determine what to fix/ what NOT to fix.  Then we get pricing, and you have the final say on what to do.  Usually you will see a 3-5X return on your investment.  So if you invest $10,000 in strategic upgrades, we will be able to sell the house for $30-$50K more.  That is why we rarely sell a home "As-Is". Only in some rare occasions, either it's a tear-down, or the Seller's goal is not to sell for the highest price, their goal is to sell it fast as possible.

Here is the Amazing Results spreadsheet. Talk is cheap!???? We have the data to prove that our system works.

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  24 Success Stories        
 
Here are 24 Cancelled-Expired Listings that did not sell the 1st (or 2nd) time. We re-listed these properties using
 
our "Relax-Remodel" program, and they SOLD!! ... FAST!
        
    Days on Market w/ Days on Market w/    
No. Address PREVIOUS AGENT Beach&Blvd
NOTES on why the house did NOT sell the 1st time... and what WE did to get it SOLD:
1 2067 Gilman Dr W, Seattle 181 72 95.7% The original Staging was terrible (old furniture). And the Marketing did not showcase the amazing neighborhood. The agent did not do any open houses.
2 2312 W Crockett St, Seattle 105 32 96.3% This house was listed by a discount broker Faira, they did no marketing or open houses. We sold it in 32 days!
3 2415 34th Ave W, Seattle 227 84 99.2% Previous agent did not stage the home. Photos were terrible (not HD quality). The agent did very few open houses.
4 21020 30th Dr SE, Bothell 121 11 100.0%  
5 2801 NE 130th St #A101, Seattle 47 6 98.2% Seller used their Aunt to list the home. Lack of marketing and open houses. The previous agent had the listing for 47 days. We sold it in 6!
6 34635 215th Ave SE, Auburn 14 8 100.0%  
7 6110 178th St SW, Lynnwood 36 17 98.7% Previous agent did not stage or take quality photos, and no video.
8 13212 NE 184th Pl, Woodinville 33 5 99.0% Listed by Redfin, seller had awful experience, bad service. We sold it in 5 days!
9 13710 Stone Ave N, Seattle 54 11 99.1% Was listed by Redfin. Staging was awful, house was dirty, 2 rooms needed painting. We sold it in 11 days!
10 21024 Damson Rd 75 10 100.4% Previous agent did not stage or paint, no HD photos/video/3D. We were able to generate 2 offers!
11 1910 Hillside Dr NE 158 4 100.0%  
12 1005 NE 188th St 60 26 98.2% Was a FSBO on Zillow for 2 months. We staged it, did new vinyl flooring in kitchen, touchup painted. We sold it and set a new price/sq ft record in the neighborhood. The bigger house next door sold for $30K less, and was over 4 months on market!
13 2811 A SW Nevada St 104 3 102.1% Staging was bad (red pillows?), some rooms painted green, and landscaping in bad shape. We painted the green rooms and the garage, and installed a fence to create a private yard.
14 1323 Boren Ave Unit #215 37 7 100.5% Staging was terrible! Photos were terrible. Agent only did 2 open houses.
15 19930 Forest Park Dr NE 107 20 99.6% Listed for 107 days with previous agent, terrible photos, staging bad, only did 2 open houses in 4 months. The seller listed it FSBO on Zillow for another 100 days for $420,000. We went in and removed the wallpaper, cleaned up the landscaping, and staged it, did 5 open houses the 1st weekend, and generated an offer in 20 days for almost $30,000 more than what the Seller had listed it for FSBO!!
16 1720 California Ave SW #B 92 20 98.2% Previous staging furniture was too bulky for the smaller space. Agent did not do open houses.
17 9621 8th Ave NW, Seattle 47 47 98.2% The house was not staged professionally, the buyers were confused by the living room layout. We repaired the rug in the bedroom (many buyers were asking questions about that). We did open houses 4 weekends in a row and were able to generate an offer from an open house lead. We took better photos of the backyard, that was one of the best features.
18 1323 Boren Ave #603, Seattle 17 36 100% Seller only had 10 photos, photos were absolutely horrible, very dark. Staging had bulky and outdated furniture. Home also looked dirty and "lived-in". We re-listed the home, took high-def photos, staged it with the right size on-trend furniture, did open houses every weekend and found a buyer in less than 3 weeks!
19 21633 SE 358th St, Auburn 10 years! 67 96% Seller had been trying to sell this property for over 10 years. Over 6 different agents. The problem was the condition of the home. We put in over $7000 of our own money to get the home ready-for-sale. Then we staged it with on-trend furniture. We did a video with drone photos, and did open houses every weekend until the home sold. It was a lot of effort, lots of proactive outreach to agents, and followup with buyers. In the end we are able to sell this for a price that the seller was very happy with.
20 1544 Sturgus Ave S, Seattle 82 25 102% Previous agent did not professionally stage the home, and did not do very good marketing. We did our "Platinum" marketing package which included a video, drone photos, 3D tour and 2D floorplans. We did 3 weekends of open houses and we were able to create a bidding war (2 offers came in). I was able to get $20,000 extra for the seller!
21 5006 S Ryan Wy, Seattle 85 23 100% Multiple offers the first weekend, accepted an offer way above list price. 3 days later covid19 hit and the Buyer backed out. Was able to generate another offer week later for full-price.
22 411 Stein Ln, Camano 41 5 114% Tried to sell the house As-Is at $400K price. After 41 days seller decided to try out our "Relax-Remodel" concierge program. We put $35K into renovating the kitchen, flooring, paint, and repairs. Re-listed the house 4 months later and it sold in 5 days for $110K more! (Net $65K to the seller!!)
23 1430 W Casino Rd, Everett 59 3 100% Agent took horrible photos, no staging, and no marketing. Listing was cancelled after 2 months. We remodeled the kitchen, fresh coat of paint, and staging (total $10K investment). The house sold in 3 days at full-price.
24 16419 73rd Ave NE, Arlington 148 85 100% Previous agent was a discount broker, she took terrible photos, did not stage the house, did not offer 3D tour or video, did not do any open houses, and had weird marketing remarks.
  Average Days on Market: 84 26 99.1% We were able to relist & sell the houses in 3-4 weeks average!!
           








These Results show just how effective our "Home Transformations" are: staging, touchup painting, landscaping, marketing, etc.

We do a 5-Day Marketing Blitz: social media ads + direct mail + proactive agent marketing + email blast + 2-3 open houses) to relaunch the listing.

We provide: High-definition photos, 3D Matterport walkthru, Floorplans, AND Video. The "1st showing" is online, so we must make a good impression.

We own a staging company, and have a staging team and professional movers.  Our inventory is less than 2 years old, and is "on-trend".  We stage about 100 homes/ year. 

We have sold over 600 homes in the past decade. Reviews here

We use trusted vendors and have a super-quick turnaround on home projects. We can usually get a home staged, fixed up, and ready-for-sale in 2-4 weeks!!

We will check on the house every week to make sure it's in good condition & clean, remove cob webs, replenish flyers, new shoe covers.

Ask us about our Pay-At-Close financing options for our Relax-Remodel Concierge program.

We also have Relax-Remodel videos on our Instagram and TikTok channels.

Contact us for a free no-obligation consultation and contact us before June 1, 2024 to qualify for our "Free Staging" promotion. 

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