Susan Cope's (copesm) Blog

What do you SEE first when you walk into house? Do you scurry around and check the layout like a mouse? Or do you walk through slowly and first check the door? Maybe your one of those whose eyes are drawn to the floor? Do you first notice the texture and condition of the carpet? Or maybe you firs...

Yesterday, we talked about how the five senses, specifically smell can affect a buyer’s perception of a home. My own home smelled of cinnamon and spice from the apple, pumpkin, and pecan pies baking in the oven the day we first viewed our current home. We barely noticed the faults in the house b...

I walked into the potential staging client’s house and the smell of mothballs and all things that smelled old invaded my nose. Upon further inspection, the house didn't disappoint me, as it looked as old as it smelled. Although clean, the home had sat vacant and mostly closed up for several month...