Market Prep.
Buyers decide in the first 30 seconds. Our market-prep crews handle the full pre-listing punch-list — inside and out — so your property photographs, shows, and appraises at the top of its comp set. Fixed price, fixed date, one licensed team.
Our crews, on real Philadelphia jobs.
No stock photography. Every image below was taken on an active job by our own team.
What’s included
in a market prep job.
Every item below is inside the fixed written price — no line-item surprises after the walk-through.
Curb appeal
- Front-façade paint and trim
- Step, stoop, and handrail repair
- Front-door refresh or replacement
- House-number, mailbox, light fixture
- Debris and dead-plant removal
Interior punch-list
- Full or accent interior repaint
- Drywall patch and texture match
- Trim, door, and closet-door repair
- Fixture, faucet, and hardware replacement
- Bathroom re-caulk and grout refresh
Structure & code
- Masonry patch and re-point (front steps, chimney base)
- Loose railing and guard correction
- Smoke and CO detectors to current code
- Minor roof and gutter repair
Presentation
- Whole-property deep clean
- Window cleaning inside and out
- Trash-out and staging-ready condition
- Photo-day walk-through with agent
From call to handoff.
- 01Walk with you and the agent
We walk the property with you (and your listing agent if you have one) to identify the moves that raise perceived value the most.
- 02Fixed written estimate in 24 hours
Prioritized line-item scope with fixed pricing and a specific photo-ready date. Nothing is billed hourly.
- 03Execute in 3–7 days
One licensed crew handles inside and outside in parallel — paint, masonry, hardware, cleaning — while the property is closed.
- 04Photo-ready handoff
Final walk-through, before/after documentation, and property staged for the photo shoot on the promised date.
- Philadelphia
- Bucks
- Delaware
- Montgomery
Market Prep FAQ.
- What returns the most on a Philadelphia listing?
- In our market, the front façade, front door, entry paint, and a whole-property deep clean move perceived value more than any single interior upgrade — because that's what shows up in the first three MLS photos.
- Can you coordinate with my agent's timeline?
- Yes. Every market-prep scope is scheduled backward from your photo date. We commit to a specific photo-ready date in writing before we start.
- Do you do exterior work too?
- Yes. Front-façade paint, masonry patching, step and railing repair, gutter, minor roof, and curb-appeal cleanup — all handled by the same licensed team.
- What if we find something during the walk-through?
- Small punch-list items are corrected before handoff at no additional charge. Anything that materially expands the scope is quoted in writing before it starts — never after.
Ready to walk the property?
Free on-site assessment. Fixed written estimate inside 24 hours. No pressure, no open billing.
- Reply within 1 business hour, 7 days a week
- Licensed PA + Philadelphia contractor, GL & workers' comp on file
- One number, one completion date — in writing