owned the house. I flew to Tucson, to handle my dad’s affairs. Dick was referred to me by a long-time friend of my father who had great success with Dick selling his home. I called Dick and he quickly came to the house and looked over the property. My dad had lived in this house for many years with very little updating being done. It was not in good condition and needed work. In order to attract a better offer, Dick suggested that we needed to update the exterior of the home, (landscaping, weeding, painting, new deck, new driveway, new roof, maid cleanup service, trash removal, new lock on front door, and a new furnace with central air). Dick arranged to bring in contractors, he knew and trusted, to prepare estimates to make the changes. Dick refers to them as “The Go To Guy…Go To Guys!” Dick negotiated the total renovation to $20,000. Although, the interior had not been updated, Dick felt that whoever purchased, the house would rather make it the way they wanted. I was approached by a neighbor a few blocks away, who stopped by and offered me $ 225,000 to sell to him for his son. I was very tempted but listened to the advice of Dick and decided to list the house with him. (see the before and after photos below)
Boy, am I glad I did! Dick Supervised the entire project. It was $
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