[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Selling your home - how much are dogs an issue?
- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
- To: gailbauman@xxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 12:42:48 EST
In a message dated 12/9/2006 12:24:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
gailbauman@xxxxxx writes:
There is a possibility I may be selling my home - wondering from those of
you who have moved and have dogs in the house - what did you do to make your
house more "sellable" and did your having dogs affect the sale? I have six
dogs that spend most of their time in the house, and my back yard has some
wear
and tear from them as well. I am on kind of a tight budget as well, so
anything I can do will help - I already have replacing the upstairs flooring
in
the budget. Thanks for any help!!
Gail Bauman
HUGE! I moved 3 years ago w/ 4 in the house and each and every time the
house was shown, I put the dogs in the van and we went to the park. Dog
bowls/toys were picked up and naturally the house/floors were vacuumed, walls
wiped
down to within an inch of their life. There can be no smell of a dog (even a
clean dog) because some people/children are allergic and I know the fact
that I had carpets where dogs were allowed were a concern to some potential
buyers for the same reason.
Buy stock in orange scented cleaners and candles.
I put down grass seed in the back where the dogs were, covered with straw
and got lucky; it snowed when offers came in so the buyers didn't see a few
bare
spots in the yard:)
IF your realtor wants to put a "lock box" on the house, take the box off
unless you and the dogs are out. I had one pushy SOB show up, without an
appointment when I was home and naturally the dogs loose in the house. (She had
kept the box combination from a prior showing/appointment). She was just
going
to open the door and walk in! I heard something going on in the front of
the house and as you can imagine, I was quite put out!!! From then on, I'd
put
the box on the door right as I and the dogs left prior to each appointment.
Boy, I don't ever want to move again! What a pain in the rear to show a
house with dogs!
Kathy
member GSDCA, DVGSDC
three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here!
visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_
(http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/)
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