If you are real estate agent who is showing a property and would like to leave potential home buyers with a lasting impression, there are a few simple tricks you can do to enhance the feel of your open house.  Below is a list of creative and inexpensive ways you can entice all five of a buyer’s senses and make them feel right at home…

Sense of Taste:  Upon entering, visitors should be greeted with a sweet snack such as cookie or brownies.  You can accompany these treats with fresh squeezed lemonade or milk.  Be sure and ask visitors about any possible allergies, the last thing you want is a potential buyer having a reaction to an ingredient in your hand outs.

Sense of Smell:  Light a scented candle in each room a few hours before the open house.  Choose only one scent such as “Fresh Apple Pie” or “French Vanilla” and create a home filled with a welcoming aroma.  If you don’t have candles you can buy scented plug in air fresheners and strategically place them throughout the house.

Sense of Hearing:  Some instrumental music or light jazz playing in the background can create a delightful atmosphere throughout the rooms of your open house.  Be sure and keep the volume low enough as not to interfere with conversations between yourself and prospective buyers.

Sense of Touch:  Make sure the countertops, appliances and railings are all clean and dust free.  It’s a good idea to hire a maid service or cleaning crew to clean the interior of the home a day or two prior to your open house.

Sense of Sight:  If the home you are showing has amenities such as a fireplace or pool, be sure and have a fire burning and the pool clean.  If the pool has a Jacuzzi or waterfalls – have them running during the hours of your open house.  You’ll want visitors to envision themselves sitting by the fire or relaxing in their Jacuzzi.

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