Sarasota homes for sale sometimes require house hunters don a HASMAT suit just to view a distressed property vacated by Fido and Rover.
People react differently to pet odor.
When a house for sale stinks of pet odor – as if an animal has died or relieved itself repeatedly – this calls for evasive 911 action.
Combine NO a/c with pet odor and you have a deadly greeting when opening a door to a Sarasota home for sale.
A horrible stench easily can be the difference between a sale and a “dead” listing or buyer revolt.
Recently, I encountered a stench at an abandoned house I was previewing, an odor so horrible it nearly forever destroyed my olfactory sense.
Fortunately, I (rather my nose) recovered….no permanent Anosmia (that is, loss of smell) 
It was then I recalled a past listing that forced me to address the odor issue, lest I risk sitting on a listing and punishing buyer’s realtors and buyers just as I had been punished with that particular “stinky” house.
Click Read More below now for the exact remedy to severe pet odor. When it comes to selling a house, ANY odor is bad odor – possibly killing any chance of selling a house.
Pet Odor 911
Here’s what a pet odor expert offers as tips for identifying the odor source and eliminating it:
• Use a fluorescent black light to expose odor-producing spots on the carpet, couch, floorboards and even drapes.
• Remove as many solids and liquids as possible. Apply an appropriate odor neutralizer or cleaner according to directions.
NOTE: I was told never use ammonia, which takes on the smell of what it’s supposed to be cleaning. Apparently, throwing ammonia on a pet odor is like throwing gasoline on a fire. Not too bright, unless you want a bigger fire or more intense odor.
• Choose a product designed to remove the specific problem. On water-safe surfaces, try Simple Solution stain and odor remover. The problem area must be thoroughly soaked and left to dry.
• Bramton’s Oxy Solution Pet Stain and Odor Destroyer can remove odors and stains from surfaces that won’t withstand soaking, but test first in an out-of-the way place.
• One of the most effective and safest disinfectants for use around pets is Chlorhexidine, which is sold under such names as Nolvasan, Chlorasan and Chlorhex by veterinarians and medical-supply outlets. Use these for problems that demand deep cleaning.
• When all else fails, temporarily neutralize odors using a product such as Fresh Wave.
Actually, when all else fails raise the white flag and suggest someone fire-bomb the property. Seriously now, that’s what I thought at the time. I NEVER have caught whiff of anything even close to that stench at that time.
What’s the worst unexpected odor you’ve encountered? What did you do? Do you carry a HASMAT suit and air tank in your trunk? When you’ve been faced with “neutralizing” this odor, what’s your solution….or is it “punting?” PLEASE leave me a comment. Tell me about your experience. You’ll never forget, will you? If you have a better suggestion for eliminating or neutralizing pet odor, please share it. It’s not so much the flooring material that bears the brunt; it’s the sub-flooring into which the odor-causing source has seeped.
Sarasota homes for sale, some of which remain abandoned with NO a/c for months or years in Florida’s suffocating heat and humidity, require Caveat Emptor warning and complimentary HASMAT suit with air tank before entering.
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