Areas ServedPierce County, Washington

Licensed general contractor and REALTOR in Lakewood, Washington.

Lakewood has an unusually wide spread of housing age and quality.

01 / Why It Matters HereLakewood

Most agents can tell you the price. I can tell you the problem.

Elisha Cruson is a licensed general contractor, home designer and REALTOR serving Lakewood and the wider Pierce County area of Washington. Before real estate she spent over a decade in construction management running commercial projects from planning through completion.

In Lakewood specifically, two houses on the same street can need completely opposite strategies, so a generic pre-listing checklist is worse than useless here.

That matters because the cost of finding it during the inspection is always higher than the cost of finding it before you list.

Lake City
Tillicum
Oakbrook
American Lake

What I check first in a Lakewood house

Build era first, because two houses on a street can need opposite work
Roof age and remaining life
Panel type and capacity
Plumbing supply material

02 / How I Look At ItFour Lenses, One Walkthrough

Four opinions, one person, one afternoon.

Lens 01

Realtor

What buyers in your Lakewood price range expect right now, and what competing listings already offer.

Lens 02

Contractor

Starting with build era first, because two houses on a street can need opposite work, and everything else that becomes the buyer's leverage.

Lens 03

Designer

The updates that change how the home reads the moment someone walks through the door.

Lens 04

Investor

Where the money returns, and just as often where it does not and we skip it.

03 / Straight AnswersLakewood

Questions Lakewood owners actually ask.

Do I need to renovate before selling in Lakewood?

Usually not extensively. In Lakewood the deciding factor is condition rather than style: two houses on the same street can need completely opposite strategies, so a generic pre-listing checklist is worse than useless here. A walkthrough identifies which specific items are worth doing and which will not return what they cost.

What adds the most value to a Lakewood home before listing?

Paint, flooring, lighting and curb appeal return the most relative to cost almost everywhere, Lakewood included. Beyond that it depends on the house. Lakewood has an unusually wide spread of housing age and quality. The point of the walkthrough is to tell you which of those actually applies to yours.

Can one person handle both the renovation and the sale in Lakewood?

That is the whole point of how I work. I hold a Washington contractor registration (CC ELISHMP742CQ) and a Washington broker licence (24016181), so the person telling you what the work costs is the same person telling you what it returns at sale. I serve Lakewood and the wider Pierce County area including Lake City, Tillicum, Oakbrook.

04 / Next StepLakewood, Washington

Let's walk your Lakewood house.

The consultation is free and there is no obligation attached to it. Worst case, you find out you do not need to do anything.

Book a Free Walkthrough Call (206) 730-0550

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