Realtors encourage sellers to have their home staged. Why? They want prospective buyers to see the possibilities of the home when they come to visit; not your personal style.
Houzz has a comprehensive list of 21 things that you can do to increase the appeal of your home. After you’ve finished cleaning, decluttering, rearranging and such, don’t forgot to make your home smell as appealing as it looks.
Our sense of smell is very powerful. It can evoke memories and color our entire experience. Don’t let unpleasant odors put a damper on the open house or private showing of your home. A few of the unpleasant odors that may lose a sale include cooked food odors, home appliances, clothes, shoes, mold, pet smells and dusty air vents. Before scheduling an open house, be sure that you give your home a thorough cleaning and remove the root of the unpleasant smells.
Whew! Finally your home is clean and deodorized. Does that mean that you’re good to go? Not really, because while a clean home is more inviting, you don’t want the scents that people remember to be the Clorox or Lysol that you used to scrub things down.
According to a 2013 study published in the Journal of Retailing by Eric Spangenberg, now the Dean of the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California-Irvine, found shoppers spent an average of 31.8 percent more money in a home decor store when it was scented with a simple orange scent, rather than a blend of scents.
Some of the recommended simple scents include:
The most effective way to properly scent your home is to choose the proper medium for scent dispersal. Here are a few ideas:
If you’re a property owner hoping to sell your home quickly, remember that creating a welcoming and comfortable experience for homebuyers will go a long way to closing the deal. Simple things like decluttering, a thorough cleaning and pleasant odors set the stage for a successful transaction. Good luck!
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