http://blog.kristancole.com Your source for Wasilla real estate Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:17:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blog.kristancole.com/mat-su-valley-ak-real-estate/selling-your-home-in-mat-su-valley-ak-what-homeowners-with-pets-should-know/ http://blog.kristancole.com/mat-su-valley-ak-real-estate/selling-your-home-in-mat-su-valley-ak-what-homeowners-with-pets-should-know/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:08:49 +0000 cole http://content.kineticblogsites.com/?p=235

Any homeowner who lives with a pet knows that when you share your house with one of these beloved creatures, you give up the word “spotless” as a way to describe your home…forever. Here are some tips to keep your Mat-Su Valley AK house as clean and fresh-smelling as possible so your home will be more desirable when you want to sell.

• Pet hair has an aroma. Usually, it’s not a good one. Vacuum regularly, even if the pet hair in question matches your furniture and you cannot see it. I promise you, your guests can smell it. Dyson makes a vacuum especially for picking up animal hair.
• This is obvious, but a regularly bathed pet makes for a clean house. Think of how happy they are when it’s all over! Keeping pet’s nails trimmed also cuts down on scratched floors and fabrics.
• Look into Crypton. It’s a stain-resistant fabric that includes suedes and twills. As always, leather and Ultrasuede are great choices for pet owners.
• If you can, nix the wall-to-wall carpeting. It absorbs odors, traps pet hair and soaks up stains.
• Stick to rubber toys if you have a mad chewer. Pig’s ears and rawhide bones are not only terrible for your pet’s health, but if they make it inside your home, they will stain your floor and furniture.

To learn about more interesting things for your home with pets go to www.everydaystudio.com and www.animalhousestyle.com.  Also be sure when you stage your Mat-Su Valley AK home that your pets are not present, as this can be a turn off or distraction for potential buyers. For more information on buying or selling a home in Wasilla, Palmer, or Anchorage Alaska, contact the friendly Kristan Cole Team today.]]> http://blog.kristancole.com/mat-su-valley-ak-real-estate/selling-your-home-in-mat-su-valley-ak-what-homeowners-with-pets-should-know/feed/ 0