What's That Smell?!? How Smokers Lose Money
I am so glad someone finally posted this subject. Just yesterday showing a home the buyer opened the garage door and was hit with the awful smell. The sad part is this home has been vacant andno one has been around to smoke but the smell held on and is so strong in the garage it was a deal killer. Also, while on the subject, I made a vow to myself that I will not walk into a home where there is a smoker. I do not shower and put on my best clothes to walk in to a home and come out smelling like a cigarette. My buyers are told to enter at their own risk. I will not be responsible for them. Hopefully there are other fellow Realtors who feel this way. Stop smoking in the home...if you don't think of yourself, think of your pets, your children, your friends. Anyhow, thank you for sharing this topic.
How Smoking Affects Your Home Value
Smoking is expensive. Not just expensive in the health and wellness aspect, but expensive in the dollars sense. Other than the cost of cigarettes, smokers lower the value of their home with every puff indoors.
Last week I took ready willing and able buyers to see a home which seemed to have everything. The pictures look good - Colonial on a quiet street, plenty of land, good location. Yet, it has been sitting on market on market for 200 days, so we knew something was wrong. With an open mind, we went.
Outside we saw the ashtray, and the smell of smoke was noticeable. "What's that smell?" Asked the buyer. "Smokers," I replied. We hoped the smoke was limited to the outdoors.
After a walk around the pretty yard we went in. Open the front door, and like a punch in the face, there it was.
The smell of smoking was so bad, we didn't get past the front door. We were not ready to look at the house if it was perfect in every other way. We were not ready to subject the baby we had in tow to this home.
What a shame. I wonder how many ready, willing, and able buyers didn't make it through the front door.
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