When selling your home, Fido shouldn’t be seen … or smelled. Here are the top recommendations Realtors® make to pet-owning clients putting their house on the market (in order of most-suggested):
- Remove pets from home during showings (78%)
- Replace anything damaged by pet (72%)
- Clean home to remove animal scent (70%)
- Have home professionally cleaned (61%)
- Hide pet gear (47%)
- Replace carpet or refinish floors (33%)
SOURCE: National Association of Realtors® report “Animal House: Pets in the Home Buying and Selling Process”
