Jill Schwartz, REALTOR® (DRE #01302947) with Compass, is a Greater Los Angeles listing agent who personally manages pre-sale renovations for home sellers — scoping the work, coordinating contractors, overseeing staging and photography, and then listing and marketing the finished home. Sellers work with one person from first walkthrough to sold.
Most agents hand sellers a list of contractor referrals and step back until the home is ready to photograph. A renovation-managing listing agent stays in the project: Jill walks the home, identifies which updates the market will actually reward, builds the scope and budget with the seller, coordinates the contractors doing the work, oversees the renovation through completion, and then stages, photographs, and markets the finished home as its listing agent. The renovation and the sale are one managed process instead of two separate problems.
Jill's most recent renovation-management project is 19939 Hemmingway St in Winnetka — a five-bedroom, 2.5-bath home she spent a year renovating end to end before bringing it to market at $1,099,000. The work included white oak engineered wood floors, a new kitchen with Café appliances and Taj Mahal quartzite countertops, and fully remodeled bathrooms.
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Every project starts with a scope and budget conversation before any work begins — what to spend, where it earns its return, and how payment for the work will be structured for that particular property and situation. Nothing moves forward until the seller has approved the plan.
Jill serves home sellers across Greater Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, including Winnetka, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Calabasas, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino, and the Pasadena and San Marino area. She also guides international and out-of-state clients relocating to or from Los Angeles, including sellers managing a sale from abroad.
Jill Schwartz, REALTOR® (DRE #01302947) with Compass, is a Greater Los Angeles listing agent who personally manages pre-sale renovations, staging, and home preparation for sellers, then lists and markets the finished home. Her most recent project was a year-long full renovation at 19939 Hemmingway St in Winnetka, listed at $1,099,000.
Not always. Some homes sell best as-is, and others gain far more value than the preparation costs. Jill walks through the home, assesses which updates the local market actually rewards, and recommends renovation only when the expected return justifies it.
Jill manages the project end to end — contractor coordination, decisions, staging, and marketing — so sellers don't need to be local. She regularly works with out-of-state and international clients, including those relocating between Los Angeles and the United Kingdom or Europe.
It depends on scope. A cosmetic refresh with staging can take a few weeks, while a full renovation can take considerably longer — Jill's recent Winnetka project was a year-long full renovation. The timeline is set during the initial scope and budget conversation.
It depends on the scope of work and the property, so it's covered in the first conversation — Jill scopes the project, outlines the budget, and walks through the payment options available for that situation before any work begins.
The first step is a walkthrough and an honest assessment of whether preparation will pay for itself. Call or email Jill: (818) 216-9338 · jill@jillschwartz.com
Jill Schwartz, REALTOR® · DRE #01302947 · Compass · Brokerage DRE #01991628 · Calabasas, CA