We have our house up for sale. Today we had a showing and our dog got sick and well vomited on the carpet. Very embarrassing.
Would this deter you from buying the house if you REALLY liked the house?
Just curious how others would react.
2007-06-24 11:42:29 · 7 answers · asked by CareBeth 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I don't think that would affect anything. If the people don't have pets that were looking at the house they would consider just the fact an animal lived there and the carpet might need to be replaced. People who have pets understand that animals get sick. I personally wouldn't be turned off to purchasing a house because a dog threw up. If I liked it I would buy it and replace the carpet.
2007-06-24 11:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by Drago_65 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone with pet allergies would not buy your house any way. If you want to deter a potential 25% of buyers right out of the gate, have your dog home and evidence that his dander is all over the house.
My friend had an appointment to see a home that she had planned to put an offer on if her tour of the inside was satisfactory. She had seen pictures on the web, checked its tax records, checked it's online appraisals and driven by the house and liked the exterior and the neighbor hood very much. She had a scheduled showing appointment the second week the home was on the market (she had already been looking for a month and the outside and pictures of this home seemed like it was meant to be). She arrives at the scheduled showing. The owner and his pets met her and her agent at the door. She told the agent that it is unnecessary she will not need to view the house. She wouldn't even go inside. Homeowner did not get an offer; fast forward four months later and the home is still on the market.
Two mistakes with her experience----the owner did not leave the house and the owner did not have his pets leashed and out of the house. Had he left as would have been smart, vacuumed, and put away the pet bowls he probably would have gotten an offer before she realized that her sneezing wasn't a reaction to the pollen but the mountains of pet dander absorbed into the carpet, walls, ceilings. Everyone is not a pet lover and others have allergies. Sometimes if you want to sell a house, you have to make smart sacrifices. Your realtor surely wasn't doing his job, to not advise you better.
2007-06-24 12:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by RD 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh for heaven's sake, that above post is not condusive of how RE works in the real world. Unless your home smells like a litter box and people have to work through an obstacle course of dog turd stains, this is not a deal breaker.
What if the homeowner in the above scenario met the potential owner at the door with kids in tow, toys, food and such scattered around - she's leaving? Most people aren't that sensitive.
Most people are more interested if the home meets there needs, not if a dog had an accident. That is why carpet shampooers are made.
2007-06-24 18:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by godged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a pet owner, it wouldn't deter me. I understand such things and take it in stride.
If the carpet had piss and vomit stains all over it, that would be an entirely different story.
Make sure you deep clean that thing.
Good luck with selling the house!
: )
2007-06-24 11:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by tabulator32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it would deter me if I really liked the house ...after all..Accidents Happen...
2007-06-24 11:46:06 · answer #5 · answered by Toddacanda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't deter me - we have two dogs and two cats. Accidents happen.
2007-06-24 11:56:13 · answer #6 · answered by Kimberly K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being an animal lover, no big deal. My cat's (3 of them) barf all the time. Oh I can't wait til we have to sell.
2007-06-24 11:58:51 · answer #7 · answered by Alterfemego 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋