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40 Comments on It Smells Like Old People In Here
I have heard my buyers say that a couple times lately. Staging is low priority yet in our area.
Maureen, I bet it is the old "things". Smart assessment!
Sally, I'm a huge proponent of staging. It lets someone else be the bad guy ;)
Laura, bingo!
Mike, in some homes, those colors are what gives it the appeal. That's not the case in most, though.
Brian, I don't think that home owners are uncaring. I just think that there's a lot of "well, it's worked fine for me" going on.
Gary, yep!
Edward, nice analogy.
Cheryl, I don't care if they paint it pink after they buy it ;) LOL!
Michael, I've run into that as well.
Kathy, y'all are good at being the bad guys!
Hi Jared!
Michael, thanks.
Lorrie, me too. It must be ingrained in us from our youth.
lol
If I was the listing agent. . .
my response would be. .
"Are you sure is not you?"
Trying to figure out how old people smell. .Metamucil fragrance?
Ben Gay and musty smelling... not like a fresh pan of brownies just hoisted out of the oven. Just saying.
This reminds me of when steam carpet cleaning first came out. It was a vacuum cleaner that flooded an area and then sucked up the water and dirt all the way from the padding and up up and away!...The other machines just spread the dirt around. The results were incredible and people stopped getting sick and dirt was actually removed...All homes before being lived in should be deep cleaned, scrubbed and disinfected and then maintainanced after that..most relevant post and good host
Thats a terrific idea, tell them to get a professional home stager. I lost a $1+ listing because I told the customer NOT to paint the walls terra cotta and leave them neutral. He liked terra Cotta because it looked good in his friends house. If I had used a stager, maybe I would have gotten that listing.
When we get older, we tend to need a little help. Having someone come in and pack up all the EXTRA stuff and professionally clean the home and carpets is alway a great start for the elderly. They have earned the right to a little help. Most of the time they have been helping everyone else for years!
Lisa, your title caught my eye because my buyers last week made that remark in a house. Very interesting link!
I totally relate to this post. In my area the home owners use some "interesting" colors in their homes. There are times when I'll show homes to a buyer from out of town and they just can't get past the colors. And they are really bad. I always advise sellers to paint in neutral colors when they sell. It's a cheap fix and it makes a big difference.
I saw that scientific report too, Lisa ... and as cruel as it may sound, it's an issue that must be delicately broached and resolved. Sellers must be educated, just as Buyers must be. Odor is just one hurdle that may have to be overcome in regards to staging a home for sale. Hard to believe that in this day and age of HGTV and others media, that a Seller wouldn't be somewhat aware of the advantages of staging ... and that much can be accomplished with a few dollars expenditure ...
Gene
LOL "It smells like old people". It is true and some items just can't be fixed with out rennovation.
YES! Home staging is great and pays for itself. You only have one chance to make a first impression.
Lisa, the house may be beautiful, but if it smells bad, the buyers won't even venture into the rest of the house. I like your advice, pay a professional staging (AND CLEANING) company! Our sellers have got to OUT-SHINE all the other homes on the block.
Odoriferous? I myself have said exactly what those agents have said. Good post as it doesn't much matter what the smell is - it shouldn't be there.
I saw the report also about "old people smell". Cleaning, painting, making repairs all help to prcoure a buyer. Thanks for your post,
I'm smelling impaired, it is a good problem to have on occasion.
I think I'll have the stager be my nose.
Lisa - It seems to me that having a home be remembered for the wrong reasons is worse than not being remembered.
Christine, BINGO!
HI, Lisa: If I were buying a home, a stinky home would be at the bottom of my list. My least favorite: Glade Plugins used to cover up the urine smell from litter boxes. The house thing that smells worse than an unclean litter box is a house that smells like unclean litterbox and too much French Vanilla, or other plug in scent.
Happy Friday!
Michael
Lisa-I have a very weak sense of smell. I'm going to get a smell assistant to check this out for me. I've heard of people being put off due to pet and food smells, but old people is a new one for me.
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