Anonymous wrote:Do not bake cookies all the time, so cheesy when realtors suggest this.

May be cheesy, even when people come in and smell it, but the psychology of it is not really a point anyone can argue.

Nothing with a strong odor.

If your house is pricing right, clean and in good shape, and doesn't cost a gazillion dollars, you'll need to worry about this for 4 days. (Thursday-Sunday the week you list.) Me personally, I could avoid cooking anything for 4 days.

We ate out. Our house was only on the market for a few days before we got offers, though.

The inventory is low and the market is very tight. You do not have to jump through hoops. If a buyer wants your home, they will bid on it.

We were concerned about this, but it turned out we didn't need to be. When we listed, we had a showing pretty much every day around dinner time. We just ate out for a week. Though we listed in late February, so there was less time between work and sunset, and most people don't want to look at a house in the dark.

Anonymous wrote:Cook brussels sprouts around the clock. You want your house smelling like farts.

Is there no school today?

Cook brussels sprouts around the clock. You want your house smelling like farts.

No frying, no leeks/garlic/onions, no asian, no curry. Otherwise, you are fine!

Do not bake cookies all the time, so cheesy when realtors suggest this.

Anonymous wrote:Bake a batch of cookies every morning - just use the slice and bake kind. Your house will smell great and homey all day.

+1

I would not fry anything. My renter fries everything she makes (she's paleo) and the smell is disgusting. (it doesn't help that she doesn't understand the concept of the exhaust fan.) I wouldn't do anything with curry, or really, anything with a strong smell. I'd probably bake more, and cook pasta with oregano and basil.

eat whatever you want, but do the slice and bake cookies every night!