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I would never buy a house I didn't like because of cookies, but if I was deciding what house to make an offer on, it may be one thing that would sway me. Scent memory is very strong and the same way I would remember a house for being bright or airy or cozy or comfortable I would remember it smelling wonderful. It's just another plus in the plus column.
If the house smelled badly it could be great place but I would have a bad feeling, like what if I can't get rid of that smell and it's the house itself?
Cookies don't sell a house but they can't hurt.
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.
Believe it or not, it was part of the calculation on my current place. Before I became an agent and was unfamiliar with the whole "ploy" concept, my wife and I had decided to downsize but couldn't find anything we both agreed on. We were ready to settle so that was part of it but the sellers here knew how to show their home. The lights were all on, it was very neat/clean, music was playing, and they had burned a candle that smelled like cookies or pound cake....something like that...and it really helped to shape my view. It was only a small part of the overall decision-making and I can't say that it was the only thing that swayed me but it definitely contributed to the warm fuzzy feeling. More interesting to me, it was the only place out of all the places we saw, that did everything "right" and those things clearly worked on me as a buyer.
OTOH, I've since showed hundreds of homes and only a small percentage bother to do these things. I can't say that I've ever seen another buyer react positively to a property specifically because the seller had done all the "right" things. So, while I personally had a very positive reaction to it, it seems that most of the buyers I've worked with were indifferent.
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.
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.
It's just disrespect imo. Why are you showing a house that is so dirty it smells? I'm not one to clean top to bottom everyday and wasn't when I had a condo. I've never had an odor in my home. You have to be really dirty to smell. Also, as a nonpet owner (and a pet disliker), many people don't realize how horrible pets can smell. Not their waste just their waste, their fur and bodies smell.
It's just disrespect imo. Why are you showing a house that is so dirty it smells? I'm not one to clean top to bottom everyday and wasn't when I had a condo. I've never had an odor in my home. You have to be really dirty to smell. Also, as a nonpet owner (and a pet disliker), many people don't realize how horrible pets can smell. Not their waste just their waste, their fur and bodies smell.
It is so interesting that you had to emphasize this part "(and a pet disliker)"
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