Sell This House

A three-bedroom home needs to be cleaned up and brightened.

A couple try to sell their three-bedroom rambler on the outskirts of Sacramento, CA.

An owner finds that his home, with a dark interior and pet odors, is tough to sell.

A couple try to sell their Roman-themed home.

A couple hope to sell their home so they can move closer to the beach.

Chastity Bono tries to sell her modest two-bedroom West Hollywood home.

The team must declutter and update a Miami home.

Personalized features may be a liability in selling a custom home.

Cleaning up and cleaning out a home for selling.

A dramatic transformation improves the chances of selling a two-bedroom condo.

A country home in a gorgeous suburb needs color and personality.

An outdated home brightens up with fresh paint and new lighting.

Faeth needs to sell her little cottage to help pay for her wedding.

A home needs to be de-dramatized in order to attract a buyer.

Empty nesters want to sell their house. But, it is cluttered with country-style and collectibles. Roger and Tanya help them re-arrange and re-design to Sell This House.

Tracey and John are ready to sell their house. Open house people think it is small, dark and crowded. They get lots of help from friends and family moving out extra furniture and painting in all the rooms. Even from both their dads. People at the second open house love the big bright rooms.

Newlyweds Joanna and Todd have been trying to sell their first home together for over a year. Open house guests don't like the eighties style decor. Especially the wallpaper. After getting rid of it and painting, the second open house people loved seeing the large open rooms. The house sold after the changes.

Jackie is ready to sell the family home. But potential buyers say it is too dark, dated and cluttered. After removing the old furniture, window treatments and personal items, the house looks fresh and updated. Open house guests love the changes. Tanya even got her dad to help with this one.

Rita and her son Chris want to sell their house so they can move to Oklahoma. But open house visitors feel the rooms are too small and dark. And the special wall treatments are criticized. Removing non essential furniture and painting make the rooms look huge. Now they think there will be an offer any day.

Beverly would like to move closer to her sister in Georgia but is having a hard time selling her home. Too much clutter made the rooms look too small. And fresh paint on the walls should help with the odor. New window treatments brighten up everything. The second open house visitors can now appreciate the large open rooms .

Mark and Shani are having trouble selling their 3 bedroom house. Even with nice hardwood floors throughout. Open house guests commented on the furniture, master bedroom paint color, and even the cobwebs. Paint, cleaning and re purposing the rooms got lots of wows. And an offer to buy.

Carolyn's home has been off and on the market for the past year with no luck selling it. She is ready to sell her 3 bedroom 3 bath house with a pool so she can travel the world. The potential buyers comments are: it's too dark, smelly, crowded and small. Painting the living room and dining room a rich color brings out the architectural features like crown molding, built in shelves and a fireplace. Rearranging the bed in the master bedroom and taking down the pictures screwed into the ceiling take makes the room pop. Now open house visitors see themselves living there.

Dave and Jackie want to downsize but have no offers after their house has been on the market for over 6 months. Open house visitors notice cat smell, clutter and boring decor. The rooms are painted with spring colors. All the giraffe collectibles and electronics are packed away. And the furniture is changed to make the rooms look big and spa like. Buyers now can see themselves in the house.

Jason and Cory have had their mid century 3 bedroom rancher on the market 3 times. But no offers. Open house comments are it's too small and dated. Refreshing the one bathroom with paint, a new mirror , shower curtain, even a new toilet seat impresses everyone at the next open house. Just moving the furniture in the living room makes it bigger and flow better. Now the house feels big, bright and up to date. And it sold just weeks later.

Bachelor and teacher Johnny needs to downsize from his 3 bedroom condo. Open house viewers zero in on the misplaced furniture, electronics, cluttered kitchen and stark master suite. After adding some color to the walls, moving furniture, and changing the window treatments, this home was contemporary and cosy. And he got an offer to buy his house.

Michael and Cozette had a hard time getting an offer for their home so they could move to Oregon. Potential buyers thought everything was misplaced, old and small. Putting the furniture in better places really opened up the rooms and showed the southwestern design. They got multiple offers and sold their house.

Vanessa can't get anyone interested in buying her family's home. Open house visitors see it is cluttered and crowded with furniture and office items. Painting the kitchen and living rooms make them open up and look bigger. Getting the clutter out and removing furniture improves the flow . And changing the window treatments let the second open house people see the fantastic view .

The home owners have to work on the day but most of the work is done - some special guests show up to help out. They are, Tanya's mother, grandmother, aunt Shirley, and Arlene, a family friend to get the job done. A good trade.

Claire and her two sisters are ready to sell their 54 year old family home. Potential buyers don't like the dated decor. And the family pictures and mementos make it feel small. After painting over murals , removing the bar and taking up the carpet to reveal the parquet floor, the next open house comments are about the large rooms and modern look.