Case Study: La Montana Pl - From Full Cleanout to Fastest Sale
Some listings require far more than a launch plan. 18919 La Montana Pl needed a full pre-market transformation before buyers could see the opportunity clearly. Over three months, Penny Muck helped guide the family through cleanout, remediation, repairs, and preparation, then brought the property to market with remarkable speed.
Property Detail Context
18919 La Montana Pl is a 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home with approximately 2,800 square feet on an 18,000-square-foot lot. Located south of the Boulevard in Tarzana, the property offered full valley views and a substantial lot, giving buyers a compelling sense of space, setting, and upside.
Challenge
The sellers were a family selling their mother's home, and the house needed to be completely cleared out: all 2,800 square feet of it. The home also had popcorn ceilings that needed asbestos testing. When the ceilings tested positive, the prep plan became more complex and required full remediation before the property could be listed.
Seller Detail Context
The sale involved a family navigating the emotional and logistical process of preparing their mother's home. The team needed to manage not only the property work, but also a thoughtful, organized process that made the sale possible.
Solution
Penny coordinated a careful, hands-on preparation process. She brought in a trusted clearer, worked with charitable organizations including the Jewish Women's League charity and the American Cancer Society, and spent three weeks clearing the home. Once asbestos was confirmed, the ceilings were remediated, the interior was painted, the bedrooms were re-carpeted, and the home was brought to market after roughly three months of work.
Results
The moment the home went on the market, a buyer called within 15 minutes and wanted to meet at the house the next day. An offer was completed that same day, and the property sold over asking at $1.8 million with no repairs and no credits.
Any standout notes/stories
This became Penny's fastest sale ever. After three months of careful preparation, the market response was almost immediate.
Penny Muck
Lead Listing Agent For The Sale
Excellent, flawless listing & sale of our parent's home, with agent, Penny Muck. From the first consultation to the final day in escrow, Penny went way above & beyond with her knowledge, expertise, ideas, and care for our parent's home to be sold. We would have never been able to handle everything the way Penny did, and because of her hard work & dedication, it relieved us of the stress & worry of selling a home. We cannot give enough praise to Penny. She guided us through every single step, and knew the answers & options for every single question or concern we had. We highly recommend Penny Muck of Pardee Properties. 5-Star service, and if we could give her 100 stars, we would. Thank you so very much, Penny!
