First impressions are everything.
I was out showing some really nice homes yesterday. I showed one in Bittersweet Dells, a few in Bridgewater, and then this beauty
The listing agent called me before the showing and told me that the carpet in the living room was going to be replaced. She also encouraged me to tell my buyers to look past the damaged carpet during the showing.
Well...
They couldn't.
We walked into this $220,000 home (expensive in our area) and the first thing that met us was a very strong urine smell. One of my buyers told me that he had seen enough. Just five seconds in.
The carpet was torn, dirty, wrinkled, stained, and it STUNK. As much as I love animals, I don't love the smell they leave behind.
Even though the listing agent told me the carpet was going to be replaced, it was such a turn off and a terrible first impression that my buyers didn't even consider the home as a possibility.
Maybe they should have waited to list? I would have.
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