Selling a house

One of the most important things to do when selling your house is to have it spotless at all times in case a potential buyer wants to see it.  Do you have any idea what that means?  It means never leaving a glass on the counter or in the sink.  The stove has to shine. No fingerprints on the fridge.  I wonder if the washer can have clothes in it.  For sure the laundry basket can't have dirty clothes in it. The folks who live here would never ever get clothes dirty.  Nor would any potential buyer.   And they certainly would never leave a bed unmade, so we can't either.
Every light in the house is on. Every door is open. All the things that make the house comfortable instead of stark must be put away. Somewhere.

Bread is baking in the oven or cinnamon is simmering on the stove. House has to smell nice too.  Can't let the potential buy know that a dog lives here, leaves her hair everywhere, romps in every puddle and tracks that in the house.  Several times every day.

When we leave the house, we vacuum while walking backward to the car and take the vacuum with us.

In this real estate market, there is nothing the seller won't do to tell that buyer, "Buy me, buy me."


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Selling a house

Have you ever lived in a house that's for sale even as you try to live in it?  Well, I have and am even as we speak.  Trying to keep a house clean with a year old abandoned 50 pound dog with feet that go inside and out without really knowing or caring about the difference is a task I am failing at.  So, I have decided that houses are for living in even if they are for sale and buyers just have to realize that.  Our time in this house will end by the end of this year and we will be in Arkansas for good.

Hey, wanna buy a house?  It's huge, on an acre and the landscaping is fantastic and professionally done.  Guess who did it? (Smile.)

dog not included.