If It Smells, It Won't Sell

Another smell that you enounter sometimes, forgive me but this is the only way I can describe it, is old person smell. No offense intended! Especially since we'll all be there someday.

You know I was thinking the same exact thing the commentor before me was only I wasn't going to call it old person smell, but pharmacy smell.  It's when a big basket of pills is sitting on the kitchen counter, that smell is such a turn off.  A zip lock bag for medications is a must if your house is on the market.

Its like old clothes hanging in a closet too long.  IT needs airing out.  Did you know that you can cut an apple into 4 or 5 pieces and place in a room and the next day alot of the odor is gone?  Thats eco-friendly, cheap and effective.

...Agree with you!... I have a very delicate sense of smell and odd odors are not something I tolerate very well... Please, let the fresh air in!....:)

Dear Wanda,

Great post!

Here are the two smells that drive me nuts--moth balls and Baby poop! UGH!

Barbara

I know smells...are the worst...pet urine smells...are on my top list of stinky smells..and when people try to mask the smells, with candles, sprays...or whatever...I don't know how they don't realize it makes it 10 times worse...

Smoke smell permiates everything and Febreeze doesn't really do the job. How do you get it to smell non offensive? Cat urine is also horrific. What for that?

Bad smells are a killer Wanda. And when you tell a seller - I have had them get defensive. Oh well. I didn't get that listing - but who wants a smelly one.

If you can smell smoke when you ring the doorbell, look out.
Just wondering, why would someone need more than one cat?

I don't understand why seller's don't get this.  Perhaps you are right that they are just used to it, but there is noting that is a bigger turnoff for a buyer than a stinky house.