Preparing Your Home to Sell

The right preparation doesn’t just present a home — it changes what buyers are willing to pay for it.

Before your property goes to market, there’s a short window where the right decisions make a real difference to your result. Not new furniture. Not a full renovation. The considered, well-prioritised improvements that make a home feel cared for, finished, and worth more the moment a buyer walks in.

That’s what Blac Haus does.

This isn’t staging. It isn’t styling. It’s strategy.

Stagers fill your home with hired furniture for the photos, then take it all away. Stylists rearrange what’s there so it photographs well on the day. Both can help — but neither changes the property itself.

Blac Haus works on the home. I walk through your property the way a buyer will, and give you a clear, prioritised plan of exactly what to improve before you sell — what’s worth doing, what isn’t, and where your money will actually come back to you. The improvements stay with the home. So does the higher price they help command.

How It Works

1. The Walkthrough

In person or via Zoom, I assess your property room by room, through the eyes of the buyers you’re selling to.

2. The Report

You receive a branded, easy-to-follow report with prioritised recommendations (Must Do / Should Do / Nice to Do), in plain language — plus room-by-room notes on presenting each space using what you already own.

3. The Support (optional)

If you’d like a hand bringing the plan to life, I can take it further — see the add-ons below.

The Core

Pre-Sale Consultation — from $595

In-person (Brisbane & surrounds) or virtual Australia-wide.

A full walkthrough and a branded report of prioritised recommendations, written for a time-poor seller. Includes room-by-room presentation notes and rough investment guidance.

—  Property walkthrough & assessment

—  Prioritised action plan (Must Do / Should Do / Nice to Do)

—  Room-by-room presentation notes (using what you own)

—  Advice on improvements with the highest return

—  Rough investment guidance

Pricing by property size:

—  Up to 3 bed — from $595

—  4 bed — from $750

—  5 bed+ / large or luxury — from $950 (or quoted)

The Add-Ons

Optional — only if you’d like to go further.

Curated Shopping List — from $250

A done-for-you list of exactly what to buy and where, tiered to your property size.

Vision Mockup Pack — $200

Visual mockups of your key spaces, so you can see the result before any work begins.

The Finishing Touch — $360

A focused 2-hour on-site session where I arrange and present your key rooms for photography and inspections, using what you already own.

Hands-On Support — $180/hr (2-hour minimum)

When you’d rather hand it over — trades coordination, decluttering, and managing the prep for you.

Clear and honest, every time.

Your Pre-Sale Consultation includes the walkthrough, the prioritised report, presentation notes, and rough investment guidance. It does not include physically doing the work, sourcing products, or formal cost quotes — those are the optional add-ons above. Any building, pest, pool or compliance work is always referred to licensed professionals.

For Real Estate Agents

Give your vendors a clear, professional path to a better sale — without the cost or upheaval of full staging. Blac Haus helps your listings present beautifully and sell for more, while making you look good for the recommendation.

I work with a small number of agents on ongoing referral partnerships. If that’s you, I’d love to talk.

Most sellers only get one chance at a first impression.

Let’s make it count.