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Smell is so important. When a house is closed up, vacant, or the air conditioning turned off, smells begin to accumulate in the house that are a turn off to any agent or buyer entering. So Please, get those wonderful fragrance plug-ins and put by the front door, in the hallway near the bedrooms and in various places throughout the property.
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People love scents. I read somewhere that the olfactory is the one sense that doesn´t forget and has the most dependable memory. Use this information when showing your home. Tobacco, pet, and cooking smells can have an impact how potential buyers feel about your house. First impression is usually the only chance your home has to make an emotional impact on a buyer. Be sure the first odor that hits them is something pleasant and not something else! So it is out with the bad and in with the good: NO SMOKING IN THE HOUSE!!!! If you have allowed smoking in your home in the past then you must clean everything that smoke can cling to. It will usually take a fresh coat of paint and a really good carpet and drape cleaning to totally rid the house of the smell of smoke. If you are a smoker ask a non-smoking friend or your Realtor to come over and tell you the truth about how bad the odor is. Nothing will turn a buyer off faster than the smell of stale cigarettes or pet urine. If the problem is pet urine then the carpeting must go. If you're ready to get your home Sold, |
