Pre-sale curb appeal on a real estate listing
Real Estate Brokerages

Pre-sale curb appeal that shows up in the photos.

Listing prep, mulch refresh, photo-ready timing, fast adds and removes. Built for brokerages who need curb appeal handled without becoming an operations headache — per-listing pricing that flexes with your active inventory.

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48-72 hr
New listing add window
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Exit fees on sold properties
1
Point of contact per brokerage
Weekly
Maintenance cadence
Why Brokerages Need Different Operations

Listing curb appeal is profit math, not maintenance

Apartment portfolios stay on the cycle for years. Office parks don't change addresses. A brokerage's roster turns over constantly: a property goes on market today, sells in 30 days, gets replaced by three new listings next week. Photo deadlines drive scheduling. Days-on-market math drives urgency.

Generic commercial landscape vendors built for fixed maintenance schedules don't fit. The brokerage scope we run is built for exactly this: fast onboarding, per-listing pricing, photo-coordinated visits, and exits on a phone call when a property goes pending.

Brokerage Specifics

What changes when curb appeal is for sale, not for tenants

Four operational realities we built specifically for brokerage and listing-agent work.

Photo-day timing

Mowing visit scheduled the day before or morning of the photographer. Coordinated with your listing agent or the photographer directly. Photos drive showings; photos that look like a maintained property drive better showings.

Days-on-market pressure

Weekly maintenance during the listing period keeps the property show-ready every weekend. Open-house Friday visits and same-week add-ons available because compressed sale timelines need compressed service timelines.

Fast onboarding, fast exits

First cut within 48 to 72 hours of contract sign. Properties come off the cycle on a phone call when they sell. No 30-day notice required, no exit fees, no friction on the inventory side of your business.

Brokerage-friendly billing

Per-listing invoicing in your brokerage's preferred format. Most accounts bill centrally and charge back to sellers at close. Some prefer direct seller invoicing. Both work, locked at onboarding.

The Brokerage Scope

Three-stage scope for every listing

One-time prep, ongoing maintenance during the listing period, fast exit on sale. Predictable per-listing pricing.

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Pre-listing cleanup

One-time scope before the listing goes live. Mow + edge + trim + mulch refresh + bed cleanup + debris removal. Whatever the property needs to be photo-ready and showing-ready on day one.

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Listing-period maintenance

Weekly visit throughout the listing period. Same full scope as commercial mowing (cut, edge, trim, blow-off) plus pre-weekend touch-up before open houses or scheduled showings.

03

Sale exit

Final visit scheduled around closing date if needed. Property comes off the cycle on a phone call or text. Final invoice issued, no termination fees, no awkward 30-day clauses to negotiate.

How A Brokerage Portfolio Runs

The playbook we'd run for your brokerage

Plug your active listing roster in and this is the operational pattern. Same per-property invoicing, fast adds, clean exits — built around the way listings actually move on and off the market.

48-72 hr
First cut after add
Weekly
In-listing cadence
Same day
Listing-coordinator response

Onboarding starts with a one-page roster: addresses, listing agents, photo dates if known. Each property gets a per-listing price quoted from satellite plus the field multipliers (trees, beds, slope). First cut lands inside 72 hours, with a pre-listing cleanup scope if the property needs it before photos.

In-listing maintenance is weekly through the showing window. Mulch refresh fires on the per-listing trigger, not a seasonal calendar. When a property goes pending or closes, a text or email drops it off the cycle on the next visit — no exit fees, no 30-day clauses. Photo-day coordination runs directly with your listing coordinator.

FAQ

What brokerages ask before adding us

How fast can you add a new listing to the cycle?

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First cut within 48 to 72 hours of contract sign for active listings, faster if there's a photo or showing deadline driving urgency. The route absorbs new additions because brokerage volume is exactly what we structured the operation around.

Can you do a one-time pre-listing cleanup before photos?

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Yes, and it's the most common first visit. A property going on market needs more than a routine mow: edge refresh, bed cleanup, mulch top-dress, debris removal, the works. We price it as a one-time scope, separate from the ongoing maintenance contract that kicks in during the listing period.

What about timing around the photo shoot?

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Schedule the mow for the day before, or the morning of, the photographer's arrival. We coordinate timing with the listing agent or the photographer directly. Photos and online listing presence are what drives showings, so getting the timing right matters more than it does on a maintenance-only property.

Do you bill per-property to the brokerage, or to the seller directly?

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Per-property to whoever the brokerage tells us to bill. Most brokerages we work with pay invoices centrally and charge back to the seller at close. Some sellers pay direct. Both work. The invoicing format is locked at onboarding so it integrates with your accounting workflow.

What happens when a property sells and goes off the cycle?

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Send us a quick note (text or email) and the property comes off the cycle on the next visit. No 30-day termination clause, no exit fees on per-listing work. Brokerage contracts are designed to flex with your active inventory, not lock you in.

Mulch refresh on every new listing, or by season?

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New listing trigger, not seasonal. A property going on market in March benefits from fresh mulch right then, even if our broader fall mulch refresh just finished. We can include a mulch refresh in the one-time listing-prep scope and account for it in the per-listing pricing.

Can you do weekend visits before a Sunday open house?

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Yes for existing brokerage portfolios. Friday or Saturday maintenance visit before a weekend open house, coordinated with the listing agent. Charges the standard per-visit rate, no weekend premium for brokerage clients.

What if a property is in really rough shape when it gets listed?

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We walk it first and quote the pre-listing cleanup as a separate scope. Honest about what one visit can fix versus what would take multiple cycles. For badly-overgrown turf, we'll tell the seller (through you) that a single cleanup gets it presentable but a recovery program over the listing period gets it sale-grade.
Pre-sale property maintenance

Get your active listings on the cycle this week

Send us the current listing roster. We'll have per-listing pricing back inside 48 hours and the first cuts on the calendar inside a week.

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