YES, Smoking does KILL - I have a Non-Smoker's Home for YOU!

Susan,

This a beautiful home, and congrats on the listing.   I love homes when no one has ever smoked.  We seem to have been fortunate, and have not lived anywhere where there has been a smoker.  Wishing you a speedy and easy transaction.  A

Susan- that will be a big plus for a property that already looks good! Best wishes for a quick and smooth sale!

Susan, Congratulations on listing the this lovely home just North of Kingston that has NEVER been smoked in.  I wish you all the best with the sale.

What a great thing to be able to advertise. So many people did not take the smoking warnings seriously back then. Glad your seller did, it is now paying off. Congratulations on this listing.

Great way to start out the year! Along with reaching the ActiveRain million point milestone...Congratulations!

 Good morning Susan. Congratulations on the new listing and congratulations on surpassing 1 million points.

That makes a lot of sense and I really hate when I walk into a house and can immediately tell that it has been smoked in, not a great first impression at all.

I always suggest to my buers when a home has theodor of some to have someone come in and professionally deoderize and sanitize the home.  Somers . . .when are they going to grow up?  Smoking is also a number cause for gum disease and mouth cancers.

Hi Susan Emo , I left this post on Kathy Streib reblog. I came from So Cal and we got used to non-smoking everywhere. When I came to Arizona, they still had smoking areas in restaurants! I had to show a customer a home from a smoker and the value was 10% lower than another similar home in the area.  It had been on market 13 months.  It took another 5 months to sell and another price reduction.  You make a great point.  

Congratulations Susan and thanks for a very interesting post. 

I currently have a listing and there were 3 smokers in the house for 4 years.  It does get horrible feedback when shown and will not be easy to sell, but the smell will come out when cleaned properly

Hi Susan - in California we have a seller disclosure which asks if any occupant of the property is a smoker.   

Good luck with your new listing --- let us know how this marketing angle works.

Thanks Susan, for sharing that information about third hand smoking, I had no idea how harmful that can be. Congratulations on your new listing, it's a beautiful house. 

Cigarette smoke is one of the most offensive odors out there and can really hurt a home's value.  Not sure any buyer that isn't already a smoker would want to keep all the carpet and leave the paint when buying a home where a smoker lived.  Makes me wonder how legit the study is that third hand smoke can kill.  Somehow, I'm thinking third hand smoke is ingested by those ingesting first hand smoke anyway.

Nearly forgot to comment on the listing.  Your Island Lake listing is just as gorgeous inside as it is out.

Susan, this house just SPARKLES. And screams CLEAN! Found this on Kathy Streib's re-blog. What an excellent marketing strategy and this post is filled with facts that people need to take seriously. 

Many years ago my inlaws sold their home and I couldn't believe they found a buyer. The home had been smoked in by three people for over 20 years. It was nasty. If you removed a picture from the wall you could see how much the wallpaper had been stained over the years.  Even though there was "no smoking" when we visited with our three small children, I would still have to put them all in the tub when we got home and I would shower and wash my hair. 

Knowing there has been no smoke in it makes it even look cleaner! The oak cabinets and flooring give it warmth! Some lucky buyer will be the next owner of this home! I hope it is soon!