Do you know the Golden Rule for viewing a foreclosed home?

Nothing like the smell of rotting food  to start off your day showing homes!

Okay seriously? I don't understand why people look in the frig anyway. Do refrigerators really look that different from each other? As a listing agent, I hate when I have to put a home on the market before the trashout and clean up are done but in the event that happens, usually the rest of the house will warn you NOT to open the frig. I have a fellow realtor who is obessed with looking in toilets. I don't know why but he does. He's crazy.

LOL...Amen.  I've encountered a few that smell like somebody died....a year ago, and just now got found.

Oh, my goodness.  I can almost smell that from here!  That box of Arm & Hammer is only gonna get ya so far, right?

We all have to learn that the hard way.  But once you do you will never, never make that mistake again.

Good advice, the fridge almost always will contain a nice little suprise.

The first thing that I do when viewing a home that is not occupied, is to look into the fridge to determine if anyone is living there.

On the bright side, The Surprise equates to some good Blog Fodder!

I often talk to first time buyers and mention that they will probably look at some homes where they will want to run home and take a shower, I assume this was one of them!