Today was a great day! Did I mention that it was freezing? Burrr! I got the pleasure of showing five homes today. You know, I think it's so incredible that this is MY job. I absolutely love looking at homes. Even as a child, I can remember going with my mother on Sunday afternoons to go look at homes. So, walking into a home with a client for the first time- I sometimes have to contain myself. I def. don't want to come across as that giddy little school girl!! They might think I am putting on a show but it's really me just being myself and loving what I do.

So, the homes that we saw today were all incredibly cute. They each add their own little "zing" and were each unique in their own way. 3 out of the 5 homes were vacant. You know, a house being vacant IMO would probably sell easier b/c it's completely empty. It's so easy for the buyers to imagine their furniture being there.  They don't feel like they are actually in someone else's home.

So, there was this one home...oh my goodness. I can't stress enough to people that they need to clean their homes before a showing. When we walked in this home, it smelled like cornbread. Okay, I love cornbread but not while I'm looking at homes. Yes, I'm sure they were cooking Sunday dinner but it was a very odd smell and it was the first thing you noticed when you walked in the house. Also, the house was dirty. All of the beds were unmade. It looked as if they had just ran out of the house with out putting one thing in it's place.

The buyers were very turned off by this. Maybe the sellers were thinking that if they liked it enough it wouldn't matter what kind of shape it was in.  It was hard to even imagine what the house looked like b/c of the mess. I think it caused a mental block for the buyers. It was a really cute house besides the mess. I think they actually might have been interested in it if it weren't for the clothes on the floor, tv on, supper still on the stove and the cornbread smell.

First impressions are everything. Be sure to clean up your home so it can make a lasting impression!

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