Selling a Condo During COVID

2 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 922 sf | Listed $560,000 | sold $562,500 in 16 days

Selling a condo during COVID is hard enough, but when there were already 4 condos in the same complex with the same floor plan also for sale, this meant we needed to make it compelling! We transformed it from their comfortable “home” to a “property” that buyers could imagine themselves in.

Home Preparation & Marketing

Before

After

• Packed up and moved all belongings from the home to reimagine the space
• Developed a project plan and timeline to prepare and market the home
• Completed property and termite inspections to determine needed repairs, avoid surprises, and speed the sale
• Repaired various items throughout the home
• Painted the kitchen a light and bright off white color
• Deep cleaned the carpet (it was relatively new)
• Developed a comprehensive marketing & advertising plan in compliance with county pandemic orders for safety
• Pre marketed in a “Coming Soon” campaign to 20,000+ local realtors
• Staged and designed by a highly regarded interior designer to show like a perfect model home
• Professionally photographed inside and out
• Created a floor plan to assist in visualizing the space
• Professionally shot video for online property tour and 3D virtual walkthroughs
• Created a custom property website to host and advertise open houses, photos, walkthrough tours and videos  (www.754TeatreeCt.com)
• Held live-streamed virtual open house (due to pandemic restrictions) and Facebook live video tour
• Professionally designed a custom, 2-page flyer to showcase the home for download from the website (pandemic restrictions did not allow any flyers at the home)
• Direct email and mail campaigns to realtors and potential buyers
• Social media postings and ad campaigns
• Aggressive pricing strategy to maximize exposure

 

marketing and advertising results

What were the results from our marketing during these two weeks?

• A solid offer and in-contract in 16 days after aggressively negotiating to get the sellers a price over the list price and with excellent terms
• Over 2,500 views on Redfin and over 91 likes (50% more than similar homes)
• Over 8,800 search views on housing-related websites via ListHub
• Over 52,000 views on Google & Facebook (33,553 in the first few days!)

Examples of ads and reports

Client Feedback / Review

“Janet is a real estate super star! Her attention to detail and problem solving skills were more than we could have ever hoped for, with the added bonus of being just an excellent and friendly human being! Who knew we’d be selling our condo during a global pandemic? Janet handled all those added challenges with grace and aplomb.”     – Emily W.