Comments on: Sellers, Don’t Have Stinky Houses

By: Note to Sellers: Stinky Houses Stink | RealCentralVA.com

Note to Sellers: Stinky Houses Stink | RealCentralVA.com — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:28:17 +0000

[...] It’s time for a reminder to sellers: Don’t Have Stinky Houses. [...]

By: Jim Duncan

Jim Duncan — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:06:32 +0000

Thanks, Sean. It’s true – my former broker used his own version of that – “there’s a dog for every dog house” . Both of which are applicable.

By: Sean Carpenter

Sean Carpenter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:30:12 +0000

Jim,

Great post (and the one that sent me here). One of our manager’s here in Ohio likes to say “For every ugly little house, there is an ugly little couple.”

By: Showing Homes in Charlottesville - Real Estate Video | Real Central VA

Showing Homes in Charlottesville - Real Estate Video | Real Central VA — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:34:55 +0000

[...] my link at the bottom about why sellers shouldn’t have stinky houses. My personal favorite today: it was almost like a haunted house; this is a $555,000 house – [...]

By: Notes from Showing Homes in Charlottesville, Virginia | Real Central VA

Notes from Showing Homes in Charlottesville, Virginia | Real Central VA — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:47:15 +0000

[...] – Stinky houses. Floral sprays that are overwhelming from the moment we enter area a detractor, not an [...]

By: Jim Duncan

Jim Duncan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:26:47 +0000

Doug –

Absolutely. Stinky houses, like those “marketed” with only five pictures or less, present opportunities for buyers.

By: Doug Francis

Doug Francis — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:39:15 +0000

When it is a listing of mine then I’m a fanatic about smells, and I have walked out of homes with buyer clients laughing because we all feel like rushing home to take showers and wash our clothes… now that’s stinky.

But here is an important sales tip, don’t let your negative impression spoil a potential sale because your clients may not think the smell is so catastrophic. In the past month, some clients settled on a smoker’s home and another client will settle on another smoker’s home. Their feelings were that with some deep cleaning, painting and new carpets that they could get a handle on the issue.

By: Kate White

Kate White — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:52:57 +0000

YOU are SO FUNNY. I did not watch the video but I could imagine you saying every word. Actually, there are smells that might help sell a house. think of that! Cinnamon buns, pumpkin pie, lemon just to name a few.

By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:59:39 +0000

I’ve probably got the best example ever… When we were looking for a house we went to one that had a reasonably nice yard with a stream out back. Unfortunately, not only did the house smell of smoke, but the owner was burning trash outside at the time of our visit. That’s not all… the yard decorations included a recently skinned dear hanging by it’s hind legs!

By: Top 5 real estate posts of the day – 7/9/2009

Top 5 real estate posts of the day – 7/9/2009 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:59:18 +0000

[...] Sellers, don’t have stinky houses – Or actually they do, Jim Duncan has some advice for [...]