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Agents in Plano and Preston Hollow tell us the same thing: pet odor is the most common negative note on a showing sheet, and one of the cheapest to fix before photos.
Do it before photography
If flooring has to come up, you want that finished before the listing shots, not during the option period when a buyer is negotiating a credit.
Nose blindness is real
You cannot judge your own house. Ask a neighbor who does not own pets to walk in cold and be blunt with you.
Skip the plug-ins
Buyers read heavy fragrance as a cover-up and start looking for what you are hiding. Neutral beats floral every time.
The short version
- ✓Treat before photos, not during the option period
- ✓Get an outside nose to judge it
- ✓Neutral, not scented, is the goal
Want it handled instead?
We treat homes, vehicles, rentals and businesses across Dallas-Fort Worth, usually same or next day. If the odor comes back, so do we.
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