Frankly I've already said enough about pet odors but what about if you small CRAP outdoors? For some reason Timmothy's cartoon reminded me of the home my parents purchased 51 years ago. It was new construction and it was a beautiful home.
I was eager to show all my friends even though mom and dad had not moved in yet. One of my friends, Jeff, who's father did heavy construction, pointed out a little building over the backyard fence and said "that is going to stink".
Neither my folks nor I had a clue that the little building was a sewage lift station. I doubt the Realtor knew but if he/she did they were not about to mention it.
Jeff was correct BUT honestly in the several years Mom & Dad lived in their new home I think I maybe experienced the foul odor less than a handful of times.
Where I live now, once or twice a year, we smell the City sewage ponds but it's very rare and the wind has to be strong and from just the right (wrong) direction.
I found the picture above at an article called Aging Sewer Systems Spell Trouble Across North Carolina which makes me believe a Realtor should be aware that some of the older systems may be replaced and who knows with what. Perhaps the new system will be less obvious and better or maybe it will be replaced with a much larger system to support more homes.
If you are showing homes do you notice lift stations? Have you ever mentioned a lift station being near a property your clients are interested in? Just curious.
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