Repairs for estate agents
A broken blind doesn't sink a sale. What sinks it is what the buyer thinks when they see it: if this is like this, what's behind it.
I fix those details before anyone sees them.
When I usually step in
Before the photos. The photo shoot is the first impression and stays online for months. It is worth fixing beforehand whatever will show in the images: a broken slat, a dropped cabinet, a torn mosquito screen.
Before the viewings. A dripping tap or a door that scrapes during a viewing gives the buyer an argument to negotiate down. It costs less to fix it than to discount it.
Between deposit and completion. The small defects found in the survey usually need resolving before signing. I work to that deadline.
On handover day. Changing the locks. It takes half an hour and it is the detail the buyer remembers as professional.
An empty home in your portfolio. Periodic checks: opening and closing blinds, checking water and power, airing it out. Closed houses deteriorate on their own, and in the Marina Alta the salt air speeds everything up.
How I work with an agency
Discretion with the end client. I don't comment in front of the owner or buyer about the state of the home, or what it would cost to fix. That, I discuss with you.
A prior report of small defects. If you ask, I walk through the home before it goes on the market and give you a list of what is worth fixing and what can be left. It helps you decide where to invest and where not to.
Invoicing to the agency or the owner, whichever suits each deal, with a photo record of the work done.
An agreed rate in writing, so you don't have to request a quote for every fifty-euro detail.
Do you manage several homes in the area?
Let's talk about a rate for your properties.
