How Confident Are You That the Smell Will Go Away?

Well darn.

The house is beautiful. Great layout, perfect location, updated kitchen, lovely yard.

But it smells. Like smoke. Or pets. Or both.

Now what?

I'm happy to help you brainstorm some potential solutions.

You can remove the carpet.
You can paint the subfloors.
You can prime and repaint the walls and ceilings.
You can clean the ductwork.
You can replace blinds.
You can run an ozone machine.

All of that might work... but it might not.

Sometimes odors come out fairly easily. Other times they linger.

Maybe the smell is mild. Maybe you do not really mind it.  But if you do mind it, here is the real question...

How willing are you to gamble that you will be able to eliminate it?  Because once you buy the house, the smell is yours too.

For some buyers, the price is low enough to justify the risk. For others, even a great house is not worth the uncertainty.

There is not one right answer, we'll just want to make sure we have talked about how sensitive you are to the smell and how much risk you are comfortable taking.

A beautiful home that still smells like smoke six months later will not feel quite so beautiful.