Contractors
The people who get a home ready to list. Kevin’s own list.
Cleaners, painters, stagers and the trades Kevin uses, vetted across hundreds of sales. No pay-to-play, and the names are free whether or not you list with him.
Ask Kevin for a name- How they got here
- Vetted and trusted
- Every vendor has done the work on a home Kevin sold, and done it well. Nobody pays to be on this page.
- What it costs you
- $0
- The referral is free. You pay the contractor, at their normal rate, only if you hire them.
- The rule
- Fixes that return
- Kevin sends you to a trade only for work that pays back at the sale. Hyper-clean beats renovated.
A seller listing in the next few months, working through the readiness list.
A home that has been rented or lived in hard and needs a reset before photos.
Before the photos
The work that makes a home show like it is worth the money.
Cosmetic, fast, and almost always worth it: the short list that pays back at the sale, never a renovation for its own sake.
- CleanersA deep clean, top to bottom, the week before photography.
- PaintersNeutral interior walls and the peeling spots an appraiser would flag. Fresh paint photographs better than any furniture.Fred Mei, MEI Contracting
- StagersA consultation first, furniture only if the rooms need it. Almost always cheaper than you fear.
- HandymanHandrails, detectors, doors that stick, the punch list from your readiness score. The appraisal red flags, cleared in a day.Fred Mei, MEI Contracting
- Landscaping and curb appealMulch, edging, trim and the front-door refresh. The photo that stops the scroll is the front of the house.
- Junk removal and donation runsEverything you shed now is something you do not pay to move, and half-empty closets read as space.
- FlooringRefinished hardwood or replaced worn carpet in the main rooms, and nothing more than the sale returns.Fred Mei, MEI Contracting
- Locksmith and lockboxRekeys after tenants, a lockbox for showings, keys and remotes gathered for closing day.
A home over twenty years old, or one with a system nobody has looked at lately.
A seller who wants the inspection week to hold no surprises.
Systems and safety
The ones that keep an appraisal and an inspection from going wrong.
Government-backed loans need every system working, and a buyer’s inspector finds what was not fixed. These trades price the problem before it becomes a negotiation.
- HVACA tune-up with receipts before listing beats a buyer’s inspection surprise.
- ElectricianExposed wiring capped, dead outlets fixed, the panel looked at. On every appraiser’s safety checklist.Fred Mei, MEI Contracting
- PlumberDrips, running toilets, the water heater’s age, and the moisture check in the basement or crawlspace.Fred Mei, MEI Contracting
- RooferA check with a written report, and repairs only where a leak is real. A replacement rarely pays back before a sale.
- Windows and doorsFogged glass, failed seals and doors that stick: what a buyer’s inspector writes up, repaired where that is enough and replaced where it is not.Fred Mei, MEI Contracting
- Pre-listing inspectorFor an older home or a nervous seller: find what a buyer’s inspector would find, on your terms, before it costs you leverage.
- Well, septic and radonWhere they apply, recent service records shorten the contingency window.
A seller with a settlement date and a house full of things.
Anyone selling from out of state, or settling an estate.
Moving day
The last mile, without a surprise.
The people on the other side of the closing table, and the ones who show up with the truck. Book them once the date is real; they fill up faster than lenders close.
- MoversA local crew for in-county moves and a long-distance carrier Kevin trusts. Book once the date is locked, week eleven of your plan.MG Moving Services, formerly known as My Guys Moving
- Settlement and titleYour side of the closing table: the payoff, the wire confirmed by phone, the reissue-rate discount if your policy is recent.
- Estate and specialtyEstate sales, piano movers, art and antiques, storage between homes.
Not sure what to fix first?
The free seller toolkit scores your home in two minutes, lists the fixes in order of payoff, and shows which projects pay back before a sale and which to skip.
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