#1 Detail for Seller's Attention
October 4, 2007
It is great to discuss the improvements that a Seller can make to a property, but the #1 item that will eliminate a property from a buyer's consideration is SMELL. This is often the most difficult item for a seller to recognize. When someone lives with an odor it seems that it becomes unnoticeable. Smokers don't smell smoke, cat lovers don't smell cat and gourmet cooks don't smell cooking odors. If you are planning to offer your home for sale, I would recommend that you have a neighbor or friend or a real estate professional walk through your home. Tell them to be brutally honest. What do they smell whether pleasant or unpleasant.
Here are some ways to "breathe easier."
Have the carpets cleaned by a professional carpet cleaner who uses steam extraction. Have upholstered furniture professionally cleaned as well. (If you can, re carpet or replace. Sometimes it is difficult to get odors out of pillows, mattresses.
Empty your closets and have clothes washed and dry cleaned to remove whatever odors they may have absorbed.
Change furnace filters frequently. It would probably help to hire a duct cleaning service to clean your ducting.
Wash down walls, ceilings and floors.
Clean your oven, your refrigerator, your trash comp[actor with dish washing liquid and rinse with one cup vinegar, the juice of 3 lemons and a gallon of warm water.
Clean all your drawers and cupboards and be sure to wash them out and allow to dry thoroughly.
Once you have done all the basic cleaning, you can use lemons or potpourri or baking soda or vanilla extract to capture any odors or at least replace them with a better smell. Do this only after the thorough cleaning as adding another smell can make a bad smell even worse.
Just imagine how wonderful it will be to have your house clean to the core!
It is great to discuss the improvements that a Seller can make to a property, but the #1 item that will eliminate a property from a buyer's consideration is SMELL. This is often the most difficult item for a seller to recognize. When someone lives with an odor it seems that it becomes unnoticeable. Smokers don't smell smoke, cat lovers don't smell cat and gourmet cooks don't smell cooking odors. If you are planning to offer your home for sale, I would recommend that you have a neighbor or friend or a real estate professional walk through your home. Tell them to be brutally honest. What do they smell whether pleasant or unpleasant.
Here are some ways to "breathe easier."
Have the carpets cleaned by a professional carpet cleaner who uses steam extraction. Have upholstered furniture professionally cleaned as well. (If you can, re carpet or replace. Sometimes it is difficult to get odors out of pillows, mattresses.
Empty your closets and have clothes washed and dry cleaned to remove whatever odors they may have absorbed.
Change furnace filters frequently. It would probably help to hire a duct cleaning service to clean your ducting.
Wash down walls, ceilings and floors.
Clean your oven, your refrigerator, your trash comp[actor with dish washing liquid and rinse with one cup vinegar, the juice of 3 lemons and a gallon of warm water.
Clean all your drawers and cupboards and be sure to wash them out and allow to dry thoroughly.
Once you have done all the basic cleaning, you can use lemons or potpourri or baking soda or vanilla extract to capture any odors or at least replace them with a better smell. Do this only after the thorough cleaning as adding another smell can make a bad smell even worse.
Just imagine how wonderful it will be to have your house clean to the core!
posted by shirley harry at 12:59 PM
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