Smoking Inside of a House You Are Selling

I truly love your comment!! Maybe I should have you as my agent. I'm sure you'll get the house sold for me!!

vhansen,yes please post it but let me know "personally"!!! I need to know now. I have gotten several things to do. Read the replies of others..they are good ones.

I love your comment!! No our house is in a very good neighborhood and the school system is close by. We don't have thefts or broke ins around here and the UPS people leave packages on your porch all day and no one bothers it. No, the neighborhood is great, I just think non smokers are the people viewing our house. But I agree with you, if pet pee the carpet those people are still able to sell their house, this issue of smoking shouldn't be a problem.

You're right thanks

Thanks for the reply. My husband and I have had the entire house repainted and new carpet put in before we put our house up for sale. I agree with you, smoking in the house should not stop the sale of it. To stop smoking inside of the house is going to be hard on my husband and I because it's cold outside, but I need to come up with something!

Another thing you might want to do is get a couple air purifiers, they go along way in cleaning out the air quility in your home. Make sure that your air filters are clean in your air intakes too.

It's really hard to get that smell out. You probably don't realize it if you're around the smell all the time. I bought a bicycle once from a smoker. I stored it in the garage and after a month the smell wasn't gone. It took a lot of riding (at least 100 miles) before the bike smelled better. Now imagine a house... you have a much harder time airing it out.

Thank you! And good luck on your selling of your house! I am sure the right people will come along and buy it!

Thanks Celestial, I'm smoking by an opened window right now. May God the birth of your wonderful baby.

Even though you have replaced the carpet and painted you continue to smoke in the house now making the new carpet and paint absorb the smell. Smokers cannot usually smell the cigerate smell as strongly as non-smokers or even casual smokers. Once a smoker quits smoking one of the first thing they notice is they can smell things better and taste things better. Cigerettes tend to dull the taste buds and the sense of smell. I never allowed anyone to smoke in my house not even my ex mother in law or ex brother in law or brother. I have asthma and my mom and daughter have allergies. My daughter just got back from her father's house where his wife smokes and her allergies are all messed up. Most non-smokers are not going to want to have to replace the carpet (even though it is new it has absorbed the smell of smoke) and repaint the walls. And even that is not a guarentee. We had a garage fire (our renters caught it on fire)) we moved back in after massive smoke damage. The house had been proffessionally cleaned and reconstructed all carpet taken out (we only have carpet in the bedrooms the rest is tile) and the venting system cleaned out and new paint in all rooms and still I can smell the smoke every once in awhile. Smoke is hard to get out. your best bet is to pray for a smoker to buy your house.

Thanks for the reply. I agree and non smoker does not want to smell smoke or have their kids smell it, but should that really stop the sell? My husband and I have repainted the entire house and have laid new carpet through out the house. We have no sofa's in the house just 2 card chairs and an air mattress.

Thanks, I starting to learn that the smoking really does affect the sale of a house, but I just could believe it.

another reason why we should not smoke...it makes everything smoking...;)

I like the baking cookies idea to smel like home. That is bril!

My father is a broker and helped us sell and buy our homes. These are the things he taught me, I have passed this information on to friends and family for years and it really does seem to work. Good Luck.

Thanks for the comment. No you haven't talked my ear and I truly thank you for all of your tips. It somes like you're a property agent. I'll have another showing tomorrow morning, I really like the cookies idea but don't know if I will have time to do. But I will for the next showing.

Thanks Alexandria. My husband and I had the entire house repainted and new carpet put in before we put our house up for sale, because you're right the smoke does discolor walls.

I agree, I don't think it will stop the sale. However as everyone has stated there are some things you can do and should do to mask the smell. The agent wasn't making an excuse, he was over doing it. My sister has a flair for the dramatic too. Just mask the smell and try not to turn the walls brown before you get a buyer :)

Thank you classy

Thanks for the reply globell, and I'm glad that you have stopped smoking because it's really not good for anyone to do. I agree that it's just an excuse for the buyers, if they really wanted to purchase our house they would.

No I don't think it was an excuse. I smoke, and when my husband and I was looking at houses. I got turned off by one that smelt like a chimney. I don't want to spend the extra money of having to get the smell out. Even with a new paint job, if you still smoke inside til you moved out. You already started the effect on the walls. Don't get me started on the carpet. I don't want my kids laying down on the carpet and having to smell that. Just stop smoking til the home is sold. I'm sorry it doesn't hurt to smoke outside til you have cash in hand.

Thanks Marie

Thanks akamakavely, you're GREAT!

I love you comment!!!