Tips for selling your home # 1 in a series

#1 - Using scent - Realtors did this years ago, they actually baked bread and cookies or had their sellers do it to promote the good vibes that people get when viewing properties. Smell has the power to revive the past and transport us to a happy time or place or remind us of a special person, evoking feelings of nostalgia and comfort. Freshly baked bread is the number 1 smell that makes people happy. There are three important smells to know about: fresh bread, cinnamon and coffee. When buyers come back for a second look, vary the smell. Try this: warm a couple tablespoons of cinnamon in a pan, (this also helps to kill an animal odor), or put a 1/2 C of coffee beans in the oven. Homes that smell of animals, particularly cats, can cost you thousands. So work on ridding that offensive odor diligently. Remember, you probably don't smell the cat or dog but the buyers sure will!