West Hollywood · Norma Triangle · Inherited home

An inherited house in the Norma Triangle, from neglected to sold

A family member left Donnette a house in West Hollywood that she couldn't manage from out of state. DB handled the cleanout, planned and managed the rehab with licensed trades, then listed the house and sold it over asking.

Living room of the inherited West Hollywood house before the cleanout: belongings and debris across the floor

Before

The same living room after the rehab, staged with white sofas for the sale

After

The living room as the estate left it, and the day the house went on the market.

The project

From neglected to sold

An attorney DB works with introduced him to Donnette. She lived out of state, and a family member had passed away and left her a house on Larrabee Street in West Hollywood's Norma Triangle. Years of neglect had taken their toll on the kitchen cabinets, and every room was full.

DB started with a full cleanout, then planned the rehab and worked through the kitchen and bath design with Donnette. Licensed trades did the work: demolition, new cabinets and appliances, a new front door, and a redesigned front facade that kept the neighborhood's charm. DB managed it from the cleanout to the listing.

Then he listed the house and sold it.

Cleanout, rehab, staging, listing and sale: one person managing all of it, for an owner who lived out of state.

DB is a REALTOR®, not a contractor. Licensed trades did the construction work; DB planned it, managed it and sold the house.

Before and after

928 Larrabee, room by room

Top: the house as DB found it. Bottom: after the cleanout, the rehab and staging.

Kitchen of an inherited West Hollywood home before the rehab

Before

The same West Hollywood kitchen after the redesign, with white cabinets and new counters

After

The kitchen: neglected cabinets, and after the redesign.

Street side of a West Hollywood home before: overgrown hedges along the lattice wall

Before

The same West Hollywood street side after the overgrowth was cut back

After

The street side: overgrown, and after the cleanup.

What the owner said

“I had the good fortune to have DB there to help me get a handyman special property in top salable condition in a short time period. Not only did he do a terrific job getting the property in shape but he also listed and sold it for a great price. He is a top notch REALTOR® and one I wholeheartedly recommend.”

Donnette, who inherited the house

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