“The day-two scope was something I could forward to my seller as it was. She approved the lines on her phone and the paint started the next Monday.”
Cadence G.Listing agent
Pre-listing repair in Nashville
From walk-through to listing photos in 14 days
Give us the list date and we plan back from it: a walk-through on day 1, a written scope on day 2, repairs and paint in the middle, a photo report on day 14. Pre-listing work for Nashville agents and the sellers they send us.
The schedule
Day 1 to day 14, the same board on every job
Your list date sets the finish line. The scope sets how many days each step gets, and a bigger list gets a longer plan. We say so on day 2.
- Day 1
Step 1: Walk-through
The listing agent, the seller if they can come, and our estimator. We photograph every room and mark what needs repair, what is cosmetic and what an inspector would write up.
- Day 2
Step 2: Written scope
A list by room, each line with its price and the days it takes, sent by text and email. The seller approves a line at a time. Lines they skip go on the disclose-or-credit list.
- Days 3–4
Step 3: Orders and access
We order materials, book any licensed trade a line needs, and agree how we get in: a lockbox, or a key from the agent or the seller.
- Days 5–8
Step 4: Repairs
Carpentry, drywall, doors, trim, hardware, and small plumbing and electrical swaps done by a licensed trade. One text a day with photos of the lines that finished.
- Days 9–11
Step 5: Paint and floors
Patches are primed, walls and trim painted, floors touched up or refinished. Each room is closed off as it finishes.
- Days 12–13
Step 6: Punch list and clean
We walk the house against the original list, fix what is left, haul off debris and clean it to photo-ready.
- Day 14
Step 7: Listing-ready walk-through
The agent walks it with us. You get a photo report, every receipt and the final line-by-line invoice, so a buyer's inspection meets paper.
Dates move for a back-ordered part, a permit or a sick day. We text you the same day.
What goes on the list
Six kinds of work, no gut jobs
We repair and refresh. A permit job, a structural change or a full remodel is not a 14-day job, and we say so at the walk-through.
Paint and patch
Nail pops, dings and cracks filled and sanded, then primed and painted in a neutral that photographs cleanly.
See the work
Floors and trim
Hardwood touched up or refinished, loose planks and baseboards fixed, trim re-caulked and painted.
See the work
Doors, caulk and hardware
Doors that stick, latches that don't catch, tired hinges and pulls, and the caulk lines buyers look at.
See the work
Kitchen and bath refresh
Re-caulked tubs, regrouted tile, swapped fixtures, cabinet doors and pulls. No gut jobs.
See the work
Inspection-ready repairs
Handrails, GFCI outlets, soft spots, slow drips and loose boards: the items a buyer's inspector tends to note.
See the work
Curb appeal
Porch rails, a washed front, trimmed edges, fresh mulch, a door that closes like a new one.
See the work
Not everything belongs in 14 days
Fix it, disclose it or credit it
Your agent knows what buyers in your price range push on. We say what each choice involves and mark the lines where the answer is not close.
| The item | Disclose and leave | Offer a credit | Fix before listing |
|---|---|---|---|
| A loose handrail on the front steps | Disclose and leaveA buyer's inspector will write it up | Offer a creditA credit pays for the part, not the risk | Fix before listingBetter: A morning's work, and a safety item |
| A water heater that works but is old | Disclose and leaveBetter: State its age; it is working | Offer a creditOnly if the buyer asks | Fix before listingReplacing it is a plumber's job, not ours to push |
| Cabinets that are sound but dated | Disclose and leaveA taste call, not a defect | Offer a creditA buyer can price new ones | Fix before listingPaint and new pulls, a few days |
| A soft spot in the bathroom floor | Disclose and leaveMoisture shows up in an inspection | Offer a creditA credit invites the buyer to open the floor | Fix before listingBetter: We open it, find the cause, repair it |
| Scuffed walls and worn paint | Disclose and leaveFine if the color is already neutral | Offer a creditRarely worth a negotiation | Fix before listingA day or two a room, in a neutral |
For listing agents
One text number for the whole listing
Text the address once. After that the same number carries the schedule, the daily photos, the lockbox plan and the invoices.
A photo text each day with the lines that finished
A lockbox or key plan agreed on day 3, and showings paused for rooms we are in
An invoice split by line, so the seller can read it
One person, Mehreen, who answers
From the other side of the listing
What agents and sellers said about the schedule
“I send the address and the list date. A photo text arrives when a room finishes, so I am not driving over to check on it.”
Armani D.Broker
“We were out of state. The photo report on the last day is how we saw the house before the photographer did.”
Zainab H.Seller
Sample reviews.
Who is at the walk-through
The crew behind the board
Nine people, four of whom you will meet before day 3.
Gladstone Taitt
Owner and estimator
Walks every house on day 1 and writes the scope.
Mehreen Khatri
Project coordinator
Runs the schedule and answers the text line.
Selam Tekle
Lead carpenter
Doors, trim, rails, floors and soft spots.
Ruslan Sadowski
Paint and drywall lead
Patches, primer and the final coats.
Where we work
Davidson County and the edges around it
We are at your house most days of the 14, so the list stops where a crew can still make a morning start. If your town isn't here, text the address and we'll say yes or no.
Davidson County
- Nashville
- Belmont
- Melrose
- Glencliff
- Crieve Hall
- Woodbine
- Hickory Hollow
- Priest Lake
- West Meade
- Charlotte Park
- Cane Ridge
- Sylvan Heights
- Salemtown
- Shelby Park
- Cleveland Park
- Eastwood
Wilson County
- Mount Juliet
We don't work east of Mount Juliet, south of Cane Ridge or in Maury County. A 14-day plan only works if we can be at the house most days, so past those lines we say no and suggest who to ask.
Before you text
Questions agents and sellers ask first
Does the seller need to be home?
No. The seller or the agent comes to the day 1 walk-through if they can. After that we work from the key plan we agree on day 3 and text photos as lines finish.
What if the list date is only a week away?
Tell us. We write the scope on day 2 either way and say which lines fit before the date and which would run past it. The seller picks, and the rest go on the disclose-or-credit list.
Do you pull permits?
Paint, patching, trim and hardware do not usually need one. If a line does, we say so on day 2 and it is not a 14-day line. A licensed trade pulls the permit for plumbing or electrical work.
What do you not do?
Roofs, foundations, structural changes, additions and full kitchen or bath remodels. If the walk-through finds one of those, we say so and leave it off the schedule.
Who pays, and when?
The seller, per the schedule in the contract: a deposit as Tennessee rules allow, then payments tied to finished lines. The invoice is split by line.
Is my house built before 1978? What about lead?
If it was, federal rules cover paid repair work that disturbs paint, with small exceptions: up to 6 square feet inside a room or 20 square feet outside, and never for window replacement or demolition. We ask the build year at the walk-through and say on day 2 if a line is covered. Our EPA certificate is on the license and insurance page.
Start the plan
Send the address and the list date
We reply by text the same business day to set the walk-through. Day 1 starts there.
Phone(615) 555-0107
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Hours
- Monday – FridayToday
- 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed