From The Client's Perspective...

My company helps individuals with all aspects of estate planning. As executor, I was responsible for selling a home for one of my client’s estates. My client had been ill for a number of years and had not been able to maintain her home as she would have liked.

Because of the neglected condition of the property, we were faced with two possibilities: putting the home on the market at a greatly reduced asking price or investing money into repairs and updates in an attempt to recoup the home’s true value.

Jessica Pirone of Just Perfect! Home Staging and More provided a professional consultation to help me make an informed decision on my client’s behalf. She had wonderful suggestions on how to update the house for a reasonable price. She provided an estimate and a written contract that provided both a time line and an outline of the changes she would make.

Jessica and her subcontractors did an incredible job; by the time they were finished that neglected 15-year-old home looked like new construction. They removed wallpaper, repainted rooms, changed carpet, added new landscaping to increase curb appeal, and transformed a home office into a third bedroom to boost the home’s total value. The entire project was completed in a month.

I put the home on the market in February 2008, at a time when the housing market had severely declined. Thanks to Jessica’s improvements and her expert staging, the home sold for the asking price just 33 days later. After the cost of staging and improvements with Just Perfect!, we netted a profit of $15,000 more than the house would have commanded in its original condition.

Just Perfect! completed the entire project within budget and on time, despite a short deadline. I highly recommend Jessica and her company as an outstanding professional and a worthwhile service.

—Judy Shaw, LTCA Legacy Planning