A room mid-renovation: a sawhorse table with a level and a paint bucket on a drop cloth, a tiled bathroom through the doorway.

Contractors

The people Kevin calls, from getting a home ready to moving day.

His own list, for sellers and buyers alike, free whether or not you ever list. No pay-to-play.

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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.
Show
A room freshly painted, with the ladder and drop cloth still out.
The work that pays back at the sale.
Good for

A seller listing in the next few months, working through the readiness list.

A buyer who just closed and wants the place fresh before the movers come.

Getting a home ready

The work that pays back at the sale, or on move-in day.

Cosmetic, fast, and almost always worth it. Kevin sends you to these for the short list that returns, never for a renovation for its own sake.

  • Junk removal and donation runsEverything you shed before a move is something you do not pay to move, and half-empty closets read as space.
  • HandymanHandrails, detectors, doors that stick: the punch list from a readiness score or an inspection report.
  • PaintersNeutral interior walls, the peeling spots an appraiser would flag, exterior trim.
  • FlooringRefinished hardwood or replaced carpet in the main rooms, before the photos or before the furniture arrives.
  • Landscaping and curb appealSellersMulch, edging, trim and the front-door refresh, in one visit. The photo that stops the scroll is the front of the house.
  • CleanersA deep clean, top to bottom, the week before photography or the day before you move in.
  • StagersSellersA consultation first, furniture only if the rooms need it. Almost always cheaper than you fear.
A basement utility corner with a new furnace and water heater.
The systems an inspector will test.
Good for

A seller who wants the inspection week to hold no surprises.

A buyer under contract who wants to know what the repairs will really cost before the inspection deadline.

Systems, safety and the inspection

The ones that keep an inspection or an appraisal from going wrong.

Government-backed loans need every system working, and an inspector will find what you did not fix. These are the trades that price the problem before it becomes a negotiation.

  • Home inspectorThe pre-listing check on your own home, or the report that decides a buyer’s repair asks. Calm, thorough, used to first-time buyers.
  • HVACA tune-up and its service record before listing, or the honest read on a system the inspector was nervous about.
  • ElectricianExposed wiring capped, dead outlets fixed, the panel looked at. On every appraiser’s safety checklist.
  • PlumberDrips, running toilets, the water heater’s age, and the moisture check in the basement or crawlspace.
  • 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 or let in the weather, repaired where that is enough and replaced where it is not.
  • Radon, well and septicWhere they apply, the tests and service records that shorten a contingency.
  • Kitchens and bathsThe minor refresh that returns, priced honestly against the full remodel that usually does not.

Fred Mei

MEI Contracting

  • Electrician
  • Plumber
  • Windows and doors
  • Kitchens and baths

703-634-3373

Moving boxes stacked by an open front door, keys on the side table.
The last mile, without a surprise.
Good for

A seller with a settlement date and a house full of things.

A buyer about to close who needs a lender, a settlement company and a mover in the right order.

Money, paper and 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.

  • LenderA full pre-approval that closes on time, from a local name the listing agent has heard of, for the next home or this one.
  • Settlement and titleYour side of the closing table: the payoff or the down payment, the wire confirmed by phone, the reissue-rate discount if a policy is recent.
  • Estate and specialtyEstate sales, piano movers, art and antiques, storage between homes.
  • MoversLocal crews for a move across the county and a long-distance carrier Kevin trusts. Book once the date is set.
  • Locksmith and lockboxA lockbox for showings, keys and remotes gathered for closing, and a rekey on day one in the new home.
Need someone for a specific job?Tell Kevin what and where, and he sends the name directly. The names are free whether or not you are a client.
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