Your furry pet at home may be your best buddy, but unfortunately, not everyone is fond of seeing them, especially when viewing a potential house. How does having a pet affect house value and its saleability in the market?
When selling a house, it is important to give the potential buyers a canvass to work with in order for them to envision themselves living in your space. Having pets at home, unfortunately, hinders the buyers from doing so.
According to Realty Times, there are a couple of reasons why buyers are sometimes discouraged from buying a property with pets living in it.
The publication noted that some pets are not as welcoming to strangers as they are to you or your family members. While your cat or your dog may be the sweetest to you, they may instantly turn into the defensive kind once a stranger comes in to your doorstep.
Aside from this, pets also "depersonalize the space," which leaves little space for the buyers to imagine themselves living in your house. The presence of pets at home can often be a major roadblock for some buyers because of the fact that some pets can cause minor damages at home such as scratches on the walls or even the lingering scent it leaves at home.
Given these details, About Home suggested several ways in which you can still sell your home at a good price even when you have pets at home.
First off, it may be time to live apart from your furry friend for the meantime. While it may be hard for you to separate from your pet for quite some time, doing so will ensure you that you will get the highest possible price for your house and hopefully sell it quickly.
It is also important to clean any remaining traces of your pet's dirt and odor at home because smell is one of the things that determine a house's saleability. Clean the cat litter boxes and remove their odors using enzyme cleaners.
