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Get Your Home Ready For Listing : How To Eliminate Home Odors Completely

By
Real Estate Agent with CONLON/Christie's International Real Estate

 

Difficult home odors plague homeowners.  Ground into rugs, absorbed into walls, and clinging to furniture, some smells are slow to fade, leaving lasting impressions on both guests and potential buyers. Often, that impression is unfavorable.

Do something about it. 

In this video 4-minute piece from NBC's The Today Show, you'll learn how to eliminate bad smells and prevent them from returning.  It's all basic direction, too:

  • How to use the porous nature of wood to your advantage
  • How to remove get "smoke smell" out of a wall
  • How to improve a home's air quality by cleaning carpets

For more serious offenses, the video covers in-home air purifiers, too.

"Smelly homes" are undesirable and can make your home less attractive to buyers.  Watch the video, follow the instruction, and declare your home an Odor-Free Zone.

 

Posted by Michael LaFido on November 30, 2009 | Tags: Home Cleaning

Posted by

Sandy Bliven
Re/Max South County - Westerly, RI
e-PRO, Westerly RI Real Estate

I hate it when I walk into a home, and there is a "smell" - not a cooking smell or dog smell, but a "smell" - unidentifiable. .............. how do you tell a home owner, "your home smells!" ??

 

Nov 30, 2009 09:46 AM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

It is always a tough part of the conversation to say to a home owner who is ready to list that their home smells.

Nov 30, 2009 03:18 PM
Michael LaFido
CONLON/Christie's International Real Estate - Chicago, IL
It's Not The Market, It's The Marketing!

We do have to be brutally honest sometimes, especially in this market.  I tell my clients that I am upfront from the beginning so we don't have to pay the price later with complaints and lowball offers.

Dec 09, 2009 06:09 AM