Recent closings

The story behind each sale.

Every home I list goes through the same three steps: bracketed HDR photography, careful editing, and staging where the home needs it. Here are five that closed in the last 45 days, with the photos at each stage and what happened along the way.

6032 Blissful Street

Wellness Ridge, Clermont · 4 bed, 3 bath, 2,079 sq ft · Closed Oct 30, 2026

$449,000
Original list: $436,500
Sold: 97.2%
Sold vs. original list: Sept 9
Under contract

Wellness Ridge is a Lennar community that is still being built, so a buyer shopping here is comparing this home against brand-new builder inventory every day. A 2023 resale has to look like the better deal.

The rooms were empty, so we staged the living area, the bedrooms and the office. Furniture gives a buyer the scale of a room, and it lets a 2,079 square foot floor plan read as a real home instead of a set of bare boxes. The photo set also covers the community clubhouse, gym and pool area, because those are part of what the buyer is purchasing.

We listed on June 25 at $449,000 and reduced the price to $439,000. It went under contract on September 9 and closed on October 30 at $436,500, after one agreed extension of the closing date.

Staged open living and dining area at 6032 Blissful Street

Staged primary bedroom at 6032 Blissful Street

Staged home office at 6032 Blissful Street

2724 Abbey Avenue

Rocket City, Orlando · 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,793 sq ft · Closed Oct 28, 2026

$399,000
Original list: $400,000
Sold: 100.3%
Sold vs. original list: Sept 8
Under contract

Abbey Avenue was vacant, and an empty house photographs as an empty house. Look at the left side of each photo below: that is the bracketed HDR merge straight off the camera, with bare floors and no sense of where the furniture goes. On the right is the same room after editing and staging.

We staged the great room, the dining room and the primary bedroom, the three rooms buyers use to decide whether their own furniture fits. The kitchen stayed as it was, because it already showed well.

It took patience. We listed on June 15 at $399,000 and worked through several offers over the summer and early fall. We never cut the price. The contract that held went under contract on September 8, made it through an appraisal review, and closed on October 28 at $400,000, a little over the original list price.

Great room at 2724 Abbey Avenue, edited + staged

Great room at 2724 Abbey Avenue, hdr merge

Great room. Drag the slider: the empty room as shot, and the same room edited and staged.

Dining room.

Primary bedroom.

5112 Glasgow Avenue

Lake Marsha Highlands, Orlando · 4 bed, 2 bath, 1,378 sq ft · Closed Oct 7, 2026

$424,000
Original list: $400,077
Sold: 94.4%
Sold vs. original list: Sept 5
Under contract

Glasgow is a 1970 block home that has been completely refreshed: a white kitchen with an island, new plank flooring, remodeled baths and a laundry closet with a stacked washer and dryer. The job in the photos was to show a 55-year-old address as the updated home it now is.

The set leads with the curb appeal and the open kitchen and living area, because that is where buyers decide whether to book a showing. The backyard shots show the new patio and the shed, so nobody is surprised by the lot.

We listed on August 17 at $424,000, reduced the price to $397,000, and went under contract on September 5, 19 days after listing. It closed on October 7 at $400,077.

Open living and kitchen area at 5112 Glasgow Avenue

Renovated kitchen at 5112 Glasgow Avenue

11208 Haskell Drive

Preston Cove, Clermont · 4 bed, 2 bath, 1,970 sq ft, pool · Closed Sept 29, 2026

$499,000
Original list: $465,000
Sold: 93.2%
Sold vs. original list: Aug 4
Under contract

Haskell was lived in and furnished, so this one did not need staging. The work was in the capture and the edit. The left side of each photo is the bracketed HDR merge. The right side is the final: cleaner color, a clearer sky and a sharper image, with the pool and screen enclosure shown at their best.

The photo set also covers the neighborhood, including the community gate, playground and lake access, because a pool home in Preston Cove sells partly on how the community lives.

We listed on July 1 at $499,000, reduced the price to $474,000, and went under contract on August 4. It closed on September 29 at $465,000.

Front exterior at 11208 Haskell Drive, edited

Front exterior at 11208 Haskell Drive, hdr merge

Front exterior. Drag the slider to compare the merge with the final.

Living room.

1809 King Edward Drive

Kings Point, Kissimmee · 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,919 sq ft, pool, 0.45 acre · Closed Sept 18, 2026

$419,000
Original list: $425,000
Sold: 101.4%
Sold vs. original list: Sept 3
Under contract

A 1981 brick ranch on almost half an acre under live oaks, with a screened pool. The photography had to show the land and the pool as clearly as the rooms.

We shot and edited the full set, including the entry, the fireplace living room, the wood kitchen, the covered patio and the pool from several angles, and added a floor plan so buyers could see the layout before they came.

It was the fastest of the five. We listed on August 29 at $419,000, went under contract on September 3, five days later, and closed on September 18 at $425,000, above the asking price.

Living room with fireplace at 1809 King Edward Drive

Prices are closed sale prices. Photos are from each listing's marketing set.

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