Even in today's market when it seems like a bad time to sell your home, you can take comfort in knowing that just one small action can make the difference in getting your home sold.
Some call it "scentmosphere". It's not a new word to many people but very foreign to others and it's now becoming a common word to most.
When someone walks into your home for the first time they are breathing so they are smelling, and this is before they actually see anything. You may not smell anything abnormal yourself, but every home has its own scent and yours may not be what someone else will like.
Choosing to make a statement in the way your home smells is just another step in helping you sell your home faster. This is actually the next step after curb appeal. Curb appeal just gets them to the door, so getting them past the smell is what can keep them in a home.
Vacant homes tend to have a musty smell and active homes tend to hold whatever activity is going on in the house. So ask yourself if potential buyers are going to smell the over-sized dog or your gym bag that's filled with dirty socks, or the trash that has three day-old food in it?
Getting your home to smell good is not rocket science, but it is candle science.
Candles that smell like freshly-baked cookies are the best for "smell appeal". Everyone loves to smell cookies bake. Scents in the vanilla family will help.
French vanilla, butter cream and others in this family are scents smell like baking scents. Also putting a stick of cinnamon on a baking sheet in the oven is another great scent. All are welcoming and inviting for buyers. These scents register in our brain and remind us of good times. This can sometimes bring the buyer an emotional connection with the home. You'll want to use different scents in basements and bathrooms like fresh scent fragrances and fruit scents.
Just remember a fresh smelling home means a sold home. Contact me for more tips on getting your home sold in today's market.
I agree completely - it may be a subconcious thing, but the smells of a home have alot to do with whether the buyer will spend some time getting attached. A little caution, though. Don't just cover up the bad smells with perfumy smells. Get rid of the offending odors and make sure what you add isn't over kill.