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Landlords beware, California law that Protects Tenants’ Political Signage.
2016 is a presidential election year and the political arena is heating up rapidly just about everywhere across the country. Demonstrations, pseudo riots, threats, destruction of property, you name and it is happening right now in Plainville, USA. All one has to do is turn on the television and watch the nightly news to see how divided our wonderful country is right now. I recently saw a Youtube video that showed a guy running over a political sign with his off-road Jeep simply because he disagreed with the candidate. You can watch that video here if you like but I am not promoting that video and don’t worry, I am not going to pitch my candidate or denigrate any that are out there. I want to protect my clients and would be clients; that is the sole purpose of this blog post pure and simple. As a landlord or a tenant you need to know what you can and cannot legally do in regards to free speech and your property. In California there is a law that spells this out clearly for all to know, it is SB 337, which was passed a few years ago. I think that this particular year it may be important to be familiar with what it says and what it means.
The first question you might ask is, “this is a matter of free speech protected under the 1st Amendment”. Well in that case you would be wrong. 1st Amendment rights are to protect you from the Government not from your tenant or landlord. So, the aim of this Bill is to protect the tenant from landlords who would try to prevent a tenant from placing a sign. This bill would also protect the landlord from a tenant that would put up any old sign and display it on-going without ceasing. Since the 1st Amendment does not prohibit private enterprises from restricting freedom of expression, including landlords, California decided it needed additional legislation, SB 337. Can’t have enough laws now can we.
California already had legislation that addressed places like Condos, Townhomes and Mobile Home Parks from prohibiting unit owners from posting non-commercial signs or posters on their individual properties subject to limitations on size and material, but there was nothing that regarding tenants/landlords. SB 337 was introduced to specifically address the ability of tenants to display such signs. Initially SB 337 gave the right for tenants to display non-commercial signs, then after some rewording it now only addresses “political signs”. So, under this new law as a tenant I could post a political sign for my favorite green party candidate but not a sign encouraging the eating of vegetables over meat. And as a landlord, I could not prohibit my tenants posting of a sign for his candidate even if I did not agree with candidate. SB 337 does contain limitations for the sign, such as, no more than six square feet nor may it violate any law. The sign must relate to a specific election, referendum, recall or other issue that is up for public vote and cannot be just generally political in nature. Thus, a sign that says “Tax Reform Now” or “Free Tibet” would not be protected and the landlord may remove it. Signs can be displayed no more than 90 days in advance and no longer than 15 days after an election or vote.
So if you are a tenant or a landlord and you don’t like a candidate that your tenant or landlord is in favor of that is protected speech under California SB 337. That said; keep your Jeep off the grass and let’s all keep a level head this election season. Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who is a tenant or a landlord. It may be something that they are unaware of and could save them a major headache.
John Conca
Non-compliant plumbing fixtures & SB 407
Non-compliant plumbing fixtures & SB407
Have you updated your faucets and showerheads??? Are you getting ready to sell your home??? Well guess what? According to a new piece of legislation called SB 407, you going to need to do just that.
As you are well aware California has been suffering from a long time drought, lakes are at an all-time low and I mean low. Did you see the pictures of exposed buildings, bridges and other things that surfaced due to low water levels in our lakes and reservoirs? People were walking out to the middle of Folsom Lake on dry land, now that is low. Thank goodness for Senor El Nino, matter of fact it is raining heavily at the time I am writing this and lake levels are beginning to rise but we are not out of the woods yet. We need much more rain and more snow pack in the Sierra’s to help us out of this drought. The water aquafers need to be filled as well, so come on rain and snow, not that I like to shovel or anything.
The state of California also passed some new legislation, SB 407 requires that on or before January 1, 2017, noncompliant plumbing fixtures in any single-family residential real property shall be replaced by the property owner with water-conserving plumbing fixtures. The fixtures that the bill is targeting are the faucets, showerheads and toilets. I guess they could have wanted the water dispenser on my refrigerator to dispense water at a slower rate as well. Maybe that would be a good thing so water doesn’t shoot out of the glass when you go to fill it. Now that’s a waste!
The bill goes on to say that on or before January 1, 2017 any non-compliant plumbing fixtures need to be replaced by the home owner with water conserving plumbing fixtures. Also, by the same date a Seller or Transferor of a single family home shall disclose in writing to the potential purchaser of SB 407 and whether the property has any non-compliant plumbing fixtures. Those doing additions or modifications to their home may also be subject to this new law. Read SB 407 for more info on that.
Non-compliant plumbing fixtures would include toilets, if they have a flush rate of greater than 1.6 gallons of water per flush. Faucets are non-compliant if the flow rate is more than 2.2 gallons of water per minute and showerheads are non-compliant if the flow rate is more than 2.5 gallons per minute.
So, if you are thinking of buying or selling a home this year be sure to look for these items to be corrected before you buy or sell. If you don’t you may get stuck with a headache and a potential delay of the escrow process. Call, text, Facebook, email, visit my website or whatever works best if you need help Buying or Selling a home or if you have questions regarding this information, I can help.
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John Conca
Broker Associate
Century 21 Select Real Estate
Number of homes for sale is crazy low.
Hi everyone,
I wanted to talk a little about the crazy low number of homes for sale in the area. Commonly referred to as “inventory” by Realtors. I was curious the other day about how many homes were for sale in the Placerville area and in the MLS system. What I found was astonishing. In all of Placerville there were only 120 homes on the market in the MLS. Now this chart refers to only the 95667 zip code and is for January of 2016, (See graphic).
So, I ran those same numbers and here is what it is as of this post…..112. This is very low inventory historically. Now would be the time to list your property for sale and not to wait until everyone else lists their homes for sale. Again see the chart and notice that the inventory increases dramatically in the months of May, Jun, July, etc. Don’t be caught up in the trend but rather set the trend.
If your home is not within the 95667 zip code and you would like this information for your specific area call me and I would be happy to get that information for you.
John Conca
530-306-3494
Here’s why 2016 will bring good news for potential homebuyers
Article By Brena Swanson
Next year isn’t predicted to bring any giant hoopla to set off the market. However, moderate growth is more sustainable, and better for buyers.
According to Redfin’s forecast for 2016, “Most economists agree that housing prices and sales will continue to grow in 2016, just at a slower pace. Call it a slowdown, but not bad news.”
The New Year doesn’t bring all good news, with some bad tossed in the mixed. Overall, Redfin said, “All things considered, we see a fairly uneventful housing market next year.”
Here are Redfin’s five housing market predictions for 2016:
1. Prices and sales will grow half as fast
As price growth ebbs and mortgage rates rise, more homeowners will stay put. Sales will grow about half as fast as they did this year and prices will rise at a more normal 3.5% to 4.5%, down from almost 6% this year.
According to a recent report from RealtyTrac, for more than a third of the nation’s major metro areas, home prices have reached all-time highs in 2015.
2. Easier Credit
Americans for whom a mortgage has been just out of reach will have a better shot at qualifying for one in 2016.
Lenders will embrace new ways to measure creditworthiness and mortgages will evolve to serve a changing American household. For example, credit scores will better evaluate a person’s rental history and utility bill payments. More loans will allow buyers to include income from room rentals, live-in parents and extended-family members.
In a significant move for housing regulation, last week a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives that would allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider alternative credit-scoring models beyond the FICO credit score the government-sponsored enterprises currently use when determining what loans to purchase.
3. More (and older) first-time buyers
We expect first-timers to make up a bigger portion of the market than they did this year. The reason is simple: The market will be more welcoming to them thanks to the aforementioned slowing price growth and easier access to loans. This year’s market dropouts have saved for bigger down payments and will be ready to give the market another shot early next year. And more of those millennials who had been holding off on buying for various reasons will finally be ready and able to in 2016.
In the Mortgage Bankers Association’s housing report that looks at the future decade, Lynn Fisher, MBA’s vice president of Research and Economics, said, “Improving employment markets will build on major demographic trends – including maturing of Baby Boomers, Hispanics and Millennials – to create strong growth in both owner and rental housing markets over the next decade.”
4. Slower market, slowing closings
The 2015 housing market was the fastest we’ve seen at Redfin. From January to October, the typical home was on the market for 36 days, four days faster than the same period in 2014. We expect the market to slow in 2016 as government-backed loans become more common and cash sales become less so. Because of low inventory, bidding wars will still be in force next year, but there will be a lower ceiling on price escalation as 2016 buyers won’t be willing or able to go as high as buyers have in recent years.
To help, here are a few tips from Minnesota Realtor Craig Kamman to help win a bidding war. On example he listed is to offer full price or more. Money is a major factor in a seller’s decision, but not the only one.
5. Continuing inventory shortage
The biggest risk to the 2016 market will be the continuation of inventory shortage, especially in the affordable segment of the market. The number of homes for sale shrank from 2014 to 2015 in 45 of the 60 metro tracked by Redfin. Inventory across all 60 metros is down 4 percent from a year ago.
The most recent pending home sales report from the National Association of Realtors said that sales have plateaued this fall as buyers struggle to overcome a scant number of available homes for sale and prices that are rising too fast in some markets.
Brena Swanson is the Digital Reporter for HousingWire.com, providing expert coverage on Millennials, lending and housing. Brena joined the HousingWire news team in February 2013, also serving in the roles of Reporter and Content Specialist. Brena graduated Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri.
3-5 Bedroom & 2 Bath Diamond Springs Home
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Listing Details
3 to 5 Bedroom Home On Over A Quarter Acre
- 4418 Cash Boy Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619
- MLS# 15058172
- Bedrooms: 3 in the square footage, 2 in the converted 2-car garage.
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square Footage: 1289, not including the converted garage.
- Lot in acres: .28
Please call John Conca at 530-306-3494 for more information and to arrange a home tour. View more pictures of this 3-5 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Diamond Springs.
Meet All Your Needs With 5 Bedrooms
There are families and situations that require more than what the typical 3-bed, 2-bath home provides and this house fulfills those needs. The original house holds the 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, but the original 2-car garage has been converted into 2 bonus rooms. One of those rooms is sound-proofed and was used as a music recording studio. Bring in a wardrobe or add in some closets and they’d make perfect bedrooms.
If you need the space to work from home or if you desire a separate movie room or man cave, then you’ve found your next home, here in Diamond Springs. The other homes nearby that reach 5 bedrooms start at nearly double the price! Schedule a home tour so you can start planning how you’ll arrange your furniture in so much space.
Updated For Comfort So Make It Your Home
Not only was ample living space provided with the garage conversion; the bathrooms were updated too. The bathrooms now feature elegant custom tile work-the master bathroom has a walk-in shower and the guest bath has a jetted tub with a tile enclosure. The home has newer counters, newer kitchen floors, and a newer roof, so you won’t have to worry about doing those yourself.
This home is on one of the largest lots in Deer Park. It’s flat back yard is perfect for a pool and you can add a gazebo for entertaining or a swing set for the kids. There is a nice shed in the back for storing off-season items or yard tools, and don’t worry about leaving the RV or boat-there’s a storage area for it too. There is a lot you can do on over a quarter acre!
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Newer House On Over 2 Acres Near Placerville
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Listing Details
2/3 Bedroom Newer House on Over 2 Acres Near Placerville
- 5837 Outingdale Rd, Somorset, CA 98684
- MLS number: 15053254
- Bedrooms: 2 in the main house and 1 built into the garage.
- Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms in the main house and 1 full bathroom connected to the separate bedroom.
- Square footage:1593
- Lot in acres: 2.15 flat and usable.
Please call John Conca at 530-306-3494 for more information and to arrange a home tour. View more pictures on this newer house on over 2 acres near Placerville.
Rest Easy In A Low-Maintenance Newer Home
This is your chance to own a newer home in an established and quiet neighborhood. The seller completely rebuilt this home after a fire in 2007. The rebuild is ideal with a large and beautiful kitchen, a nice laundry room that can double as a mud room, a total of 3 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms, and a large living room and dining room.
A unique extra is the living room or bedroom area is attached to the one car garage, just a few steps out the front door. That room has a full bathroom attached to it, so you can use it as a guest room, maybe a separate apartment, or even a man cave; whatever you can dream up! Many amenities await you outdoors for whatever hobbies and needs you may have.
Details Everywhere!
Ceiling fans in the dining room, living room, and bedrooms keep the air moving, but the house boasts central heating and air as well as a gorgeous wood stove sitting on beautiful tile work and screen doors to let the fresh air through. The tiled laundry room has a large, deep sink to make special treatment a breeze. There is plenty of extra storage in this house and it’s obvious in the kitchen with a large wall lined in nice wood cabinetry. The spacious kitchen is perfect for entertaining; there’s space for additional helpers or talkers; it’s hidden from the living room, but open enough to be inviting; and it’s easy to clean with the flat cooktop.
Head Home To Relax On Usable Acreage In A Quiet Area Not Too Close To
Town
Bring your horse to live with you on the acreage, build it up for entertaining, or just have it for a pretty view and extra space between you and the neighbors-it’s very flexible acreage. The area around the home has low-maintenance landscaping with water features and gates. There’s enough room for kids to play, and I don’t think the deer families who appreciate strolling through the meadows of the area would mind. The greenhouse helps your green thumb all year long and the shed provides even more storage to keep your yard looking nice.
Outingdale is about 30 minutes from Placerville, but there are a couple of grocery stores within 5 miles and the closest gas station is 8 miles away, so won’t have to drive far for the necessities. The local school districts for elementary and middle school is Gold Oak Union and senior high school district is El Dorado Union High. There are many private schools, charter options, and a robust homeschooling community around in case you’re looking for those. Escape the noise and hurry of town when you drive home to your Outingdale home.
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Thinking Of Remodeling Your Victorian Style Home?
Are You Ready To Remodel Your Victorian?
Your Victorian style home was a beautiful adventure when you toured it with your Realtor. You signed papers, moved in, laughed over fitting your furniture into the odd-shaped spaces, and learned to duck on your way downstairs so you would stop bumping your head on that beam. Over time you got rid of some of your ill-fitting furniture, added some extra lamps, resigned yourself to using the kitchen table to prep your meals while cooking, and pinned countless hacks on making your space look bigger. It might be time for a remodel.
But, Where To Start?
This is a good time to make some lists. You’ll need to evaluate your highest priorities and figure out what areas are the most troublesome to you. Are there inefficient spaces that make daily tasks take longer than they should? Are there dangerous areas you have to warn guests to stay away from? Is there a room that won’t fit your standard-sized furniture no matter what crazy configuration you try out?
Stick a list to your refrigerator for a week and as you go about your days make notes about anything you’re reminded of in your home that you wish were different. It might take the whole week to remember you’ve been subconsciously avoiding the left side of the stairs or that you have to duck to get in and out of your claw-foot tub. Number these annoyances in order of priority and you have a good starting point.
What To Keep?
The biggest fears when remodeling a Victorian style home is that you might remove some of its historical significance and/or charm. To retain as much of the historic significance and charm as possible, work closely with your contractors and try to reuse existing materials.
Keep the intricately designed medallions and brackets; bring them to a woodworker, like The Gingerbread Man in Placerville, to replicate pieces that are falling apart. Try to keep or replicate distinctive wood carvings and stencil-work unique to your home as well. If you have an original claw foot bathtub with crumbling porcelain, instead of throwing it out, have it reglazed.
If you’re going to add-on to your Victorian home, keep the original structure intact whenever possible. You want to try to be sure that any future traditionalist homebuyers would be able to restore the home back to its original glory.
Some Ideas For Updating Your Victorian Home
Create More Space
Some things to keep in mind when remodeling your Victorian home is the original layout. If you have a kitchen that is cramped with minimal counter space, you might try to keep the original layout of the kitchen (i.e.: typical and useful inward-oriented kitchen) and just expand it by moving a doorway or changing/adding hanging cabinets.
Often the rooms in Victorian style homes are so inconveniently odd-shaped and small that it’s hard to find spots for furniture that makes sense. When this is the case you might consider opening up your floor plan. Be aware though-the builders of the 19th and early 20th centuries didn’t have the capacity to build long expanses of building on upper levels without utilizing load-bearing walls. Because of this, many inner walls in Victorian style houses cannot be removed without causing the floor above to sag. Luckily there are some ways you can still open up a load-bearing wall:
- You can remove just a door and frame in the doorway for a more open feel.
- You can have a contractor cut an opening in the wall for a pass-through.
- Usually the contractor can remove the wall and support the floor above with an archway or decorative columns.
- Just remove a partial wall.
If you feel like you don’t have enough space for storage you can add storage by converting an under-the-stairs area into a closet. Gain square footage by building shelves and bookcases into the wall around windows and doors instead of using standing shelving units.
Create The Illusion Of More Space
Along the same lines of opening up a room, there are some tricks you can use to make the room feel lighter and brighter and thus larger and open. Painting a small dark space with whites and lighter neutral paints will help, as will decorating vertically, furnishing with daintier pieces, and painting your lighter ceiling color several inches lower onto the top of the walls so the ceiling feels bigger.
Work With What You’ve Got
If your Victorian Style Home was already added on to and the new addition is jarringly different from the rest of the house, that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to remodel it. Sometimes you can get away with just continuing the same flooring as the rest of the house into the room, keep the décor and paint colors similar, and add some similar pieces as are throughout the rest of the house where possible such as molding, brackets, and stenciling motifs.
Preserve The Exterior
Victorian style homes were usually built with fanciful spindle work, gingerbread, brackets…etc… If yours is still intact, see what can be done to preserve it while you remodel and to restore it to its original beauty. If the façade of your home has been damaged or removed over the years and you don’t have enough of it to determine the original look, you can always take cues from neighboring homes. Chances are they are styled similarly.
Talk To A Contractor
A good contractor will be able to guide you toward the wisest changes for your home. Discuss your needs, wishes, and worries with them and bring your list along so that you get the most out of your remodel. Abby Palmer, at (530) 391-3268, is a great local Contractor for El Dorado County. Tell him I said “Hi!”
Stay tuned and follow along for more information and inspiration from this Victorian Style Home blog series! Give me, John Conca, a call at (530) 306-3494, to discuss your real estate options.
Victorian Homes In Placerville
Historical Placerville Victorians
If you’re here, you are likely enchanted by the lighthearted architecture and rich history found in Victorian style houses. Placerville is loaded with these houses as well as with interesting and old business buildings and stores such as the ones found on Historical Main St. Before we get to information on careful restoration or incorporating Victorian style into your own home, we should familiarize ourselves with the typical look found in the Victorian Style homes.
The west coast of the Unites States, surprisingly, includes far more examples of Queen Anne style homes than the North Eastern US. Keep your eyes peeled as you drive around town and side streets and you’ll get an eyeful of beautiful Victorian homes of all sizes and styles.
Famous Placerville Victorians
Here are some of the more famous Victorian style houses you can find while driving around Placerville.
The Combellack-Blair House
The Bee-Bennett House
The Glen Morey Country House
The Albert Shafsky House
The Seasons
Placerville Victorians For Sale
Here are a handful of Placerville Victorian homes on the market at the time of publishing. Browse my website for current listings of Placerville Victorian homes.
Gorgeous Remodeled Victorian Close To Town
Original Coleman 1890 Family Homestead
Thomas Kinkade’s Victorian Christmas III
Victorian Style Home Series
This post is part of my Victorian Style Home Series. Follow my blog to receive updates on this series as well as helpful home tips and advice for buyers and sellers. Give me, John Conca, a call at (530) 306-3494 if you’re looking for an experienced Realtor in El Dorado County.
Victorian Style Homes Series
Need A Victorian Home Reality Check?
Victorian style homes offer romantic allure, but unfortunately, living in them can be more of a comedic adventure than a romance. Appreciating the beauty and visual interest of Victorian homes is easy and living in a historic building does have its appeal. Depending on the level of care put into the home and the level of desire for comfort, Victorian style homes can prove to be much more work than you’d expect. Even the most devout neo-Victorian may find themselves pining for 21st century comfort and ease.
The Good:
Sometimes built with novel features such as dumb waiters and brightly colored, intricate gingerbread, Victorian style homes are eye-catching and tend to launch one’s imagination. Victorian style home attributes do not begin and end here, but isn’t that what pulls the eye and heart toward this style? They’re beautiful, old, have captivating details, wonderous charm…what’s not to love?
The Bad:
- Victorian style homes may fall victim to aging which can make them drafty, musty, and creaky.
- They are commonly known to have extremely odd floor plans which feel like a labyrinth.
- Victorians often offer too much space where it’s not needed and too little where it is.
- Staircases can be dangerously steep.
- Doorways and hallways can be extra narrow.
- Kitchens can be tight-built for servants.
- The wiring can be less than safe.
The Ugly:
Since home buying is such an emotional endeavor for most people, buyers will often pay more money than appropriate for the status of the uncommon. However, that applies equally to buying price and selling price.
Follow The Series
I’m putting together a Victorian style home blog series. For the next month and a half or so I’ll be posting about Victorian style homes; how to live in them, how to update them for modern comfort, how to get away with adding Victorian style and Victorian practicality to your current non-Victorian style home, and some examples of all instances for inspiration. If you think of any other Victorian-style-home related posts you’d like to read about, please let me know and I’ll do my best to fit it in.
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Which Scents Sell Homes
A Better Approach To Selling Your Home
You’ve probably heard that the smell of baking cookies or pie helps potential buyers on a house tour feel at home and more likely to put in an offer. It’s common practice for sellers to pop some cookie dough into the oven or light some sugar-cookie scented candles. But now, it looks like there is a more effective way to sell your home! My wife is into essential oils and so this kind of thing is on our radar, and apparently it’s on researchers’ radar too.
Choose A Simple Scent
According to Using Scent To Make A Sale by Sanette Tanaka , researchers found that retailers using a simple scent (Orange) increased their sales around 19% compared to no scent used. Using a complex scent (Orange-basil-green tea) didn’t have an effect. The more complex notes become a distraction because some people’s brains dedicate time trying to figure out exactly what they’re smelling. Baking cookies are usually an easily recognizable scent, but it can become a distraction if someone’s subconscious is trying to figure out what type of cookies were baking.
Mimic What’s Missing
Another important consideration is the type of space you’re trying to sell. Researchers from Concordia University wanted to see if scent could counter the claustrophobia caused by small, packed, retail spaces as well as the anxiety caused by an open, minimally stocked retail space (Poon, Tina [2013] It Smells Crowded: An Experimental Investigation of Olfactory Influence on Spatial Perception. Masters thesis, Concordia University.) The findings can help you balance your space and foster a sense of well-being for those touring your home.
In the It Smells Crowded… study, it was found that when a scent associated with a cozy space-the scent of firewood-was diffused in a large, open space, the subjects felt less anxious vs no scent diffused. Likewise, when a scent associated with openness was diffused in a smaller, more cramped space the subjects felt less claustrophobic vs no scent. Comparatively, when a scent associated with openness was diffused in the large, open space, it increased feelings of anxiety in the subjects.
Conform To The Environment
One more factor to consider would be the natural environment of a home. If you diffuse cedar wood essential oil in a modern town house, the potential buyers might have to devote part of their subconscious figuring out why that out-of-place aroma is in this house. Diffusing basil may not fit a log cabin in the woods either. Just something to keep in mind.
Some ideas for scents which might apply to environments in El Dorado County
El Dorado County residential areas pretty much consists of small towns, mountain homes, farm homes, lake homes, and forest homes, so I’ll list suggestions for each variation you might want to use.
Farm House
- Large: Cinnamon
- Small: Lemon
Town Home
- Large: Nutmeg
- Small: Spearmint
Forest Home
- Large: Cedarwood
- Small: Rosemary
Mountain Home
- Large: Cinnamon Bark
- Small: Lavender
Experiment
Applying the information found is relatively simple and effective. If you have a large house with minimalist decor and you think potential buyers may feel a little anxious in it, it’s wise to diffuse a scent associated with a cozy space which fits in with the natural environment of the location or style of the house. If you are selling a smaller house which might feel cramped once a couple of potential buyers are walking through it with the Realtor, it’s a good idea to help 
them not feel claustrophobic by diffusing one essential oil associated with open spaces which fits into the natural environment of location or style of the house. Just keep the aromas simple.
Aim For Subtle
The suggestions listed above might not fit each situation perfectly, so do some experimenting. To keep the scent subtle during a home tour, if it’s a stronger aroma then use less and diffuse it a while before potential buyers show up so there’s time for it to dissipate. Try different scents and you can think of the warmer ones as cozier aromas and the cooler/higher scents as scents associated with openness. Have fun and try this out for your next home too, and feel free to use blends, so you can enjoy a custom aroma for your own home; might be a fun family project.
If you’re diffusing essential oils in the house you’re selling then it’s best to get best quality, non-synthetic oils so it doesn’t induce unpleasant side effects like headaches. I don’t know much about it, but my wife only uses Young Living essential oils which are therapeutic grade, so diffusing those might help improve health while improving the perceived comfort of the house you’re selling. In order to ensure the scents stay simple, diffuse one essential oil instead of an essential oil blend-the ingredients should be listed on the bottle.
Thanks for your time today! I hope you found some useful information in this post. Please feel free to browse my website and follow my blog for updates on real estate news, timely home maintenance suggestions and tips for buyers and sellers.
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