Clearing out Kirkwood bungalow proves a key step

Names: Trish Floyd and Carey Beavers, owners of a contract office furniture dealership

The home: A three-bedroom, three-bath Craftsman-style bungalow built in 1930

Where: Atlantas Kirkwood neighborhood

Why they sold: After living in the home for nine years, they wanted more space, especially for the furniture that Floyd inherited from her mother. I had big, chunky furniture that I loved that didnt quite fit in the house, she said. They work and have friends who live in Avondale Estates, and they found a home to buy in that community. They contacted another friend, Margie Yondorf with Atlanta Intown Real Estate Services, to help them sell their home. We loved Kirkwood and we knew it was a good market, Floyd said.

Time on market: 8 days

Original price: $379,900

Sale price: $365,000

What it took

Yondorf visited their house and told them, Get rid of this, get rid of that. Clean this, clean that, Floyd said. Their work included rearranging furniture and placing some items in storage.

The writeup about the home in the listing emphasized its location on a corner lot in Kirkwood. A granite rock wall around the property gave it definition, along with a front porch, Floyd said. A previous remodel had increased the master bedroom and closet, along with the kitchen, which had granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Floyd and Beavers had added a carport and fence to the backyard. Yondorf arranged an open house quickly, and they accepted the first offer. We were obviously ecstatic, Floyd said.

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Clearing out Kirkwood bungalow proves a key step