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Location: Mokelumne Hill, CA & El Pescadero, BCS MX.
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I was told to put a few drops of vanilla and cinnamon on a small piece of aluminum foil at turn the oven on to 200°. Same effect, no need to actually bake anything.
Actually I like vases of fresh flowers whether I'm showing a home or not.
I love fresh flowers in a house.
When we're buying, I'm looking for a place that we feel at home in.
For some people that's a white kitchen and wood floors.
For me it's comfortable places to read, flower gardens, and a decent kitchen.
I'm not going to buy a house with a teensy, poorly designed kitchen (well, we did once but that was because it had an awesome sun room in a cold climate) just because it has a homemade cookies.
Nor am I going to buy a house with only one bathroom because there are flowers on the dining room table.
But if we look at a dozen houses in decent neighborhoods, the ones we go back to are the ones I remember.
If folks don't think staging, cookies, warm wine and cheese, fresh flowers whatever are worth doing,
fine by me.
But when our home is on the market, I want her to be as appealing as possible. I'll start with getting everything painted and repaired and if we can get to the cookies and fresh flowers, hallelujah.
I wouldn't buy a house because of fresh baked cookies or bread, but any house that is a pleasant environment is one that is more likely to make me feel relaxed and happy to be in, so chances are, it's going to stay higher on the list as long as it meets my other requirements.
A house that smells unpleasant is one that I am going to walk back out of quickly and cross off the list. Some smells, such as cigarettes and pet waste, permeate the home and all the topical cleaning you can do doesn't change that. I'm not buying a house that I have to repaint with Kilz, tear up flooring, etc. I read an article once about someone who did all of that and still smelled cigarettes and it turns out the odor was coming out of the electrical outlets. No thanks!
No, and when I was looking at homes if there was any artificial scent *including baked goods* I left immediately.
Artificial scent/fragrance made me wonder what the owner was attempting to cover up.
What kind of cookies do you bake that are artificial? Must be yucky.
We've actually baked cookies for showings and put them out with a pitcher of cold milk and a note letting the potential buyers know they could eat them if they wished.
Once again, I am amazed at how picky people are. You're buying a used house. At least one family has used the house before to work, play, and eliminate waste. And you're going to pass on it because it might smell bad? Give me a break. Cleaning and deodorizing isn't hard, and I'n prepared to do that when I buy a home no matter what.
All smells can't easily be removed. I've been to cat houses where they've urinated on the floor....hardwoods are easily destroyed by this. And there's no getting that stink out!
Really, there's only so much one can do to stage a house. Realtors want the perfect house, but it isn't going to happen. They need to learn to work with what they have
I know...I live in my house, I quilt and sew, embroider and crochet, and I cook and bake....when we go to sell, we'll be giving the buyers a rebate for them to choose their own new appliances...because it seems every single place has new appliances...
. Pilsbury slice and bake cookies. They smell very chemical as they bake, and taste very chemical when they are done.
As least to us....
Scratch bake Choc Chip cookies, no nuts in case of allergies. Make the dough, scoop into cookie size balls and freeze. Take out a dozen for showings and bake. Worst case you can get Famous Amos frozen cookie dough which isn't bad at all.
Takes all of 15 mins.
yes. i once bought a house from a baker. it was a gingerbread house.
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