{"id":383888,"date":"2021-12-21T03:31:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T00:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/im-an-estate-agent-if-a-place-you-look-at-always-smells-clean-and-like-bleach-it-might-be-really-bad-news\/"},"modified":"2021-12-21T03:31:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T00:31:16","slug":"im-an-estate-agent-if-a-place-you-look-at-always-smells-clean-and-like-bleach-it-might-be-really-bad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-an-estate-agent-if-a-place-you-look-at-always-smells-clean-and-like-bleach-it-might-be-really-bad-news\/","title":{"rendered":"#I\u2019m an estate agent \u2013 if a place you look at always smells \u2018clean\u2019 and like bleach, it might be really bad news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#I\u2019m an estate agent \u2013 if a place you look at always smells \u2018clean\u2019 and like bleach, it might be really bad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a><\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An estate agent has revealed the horrific incident which has led her to be suspicious whenever she can smell bleach in a house that is looking to be sold.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The woman, from the US, said she just assumed that the owner was cleaning when she did house viewings and that\u2019s why she could smell bleach, but the reality was so much worse.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on her TikTok platform, the woman said that she first noticed the smell when she was bringing the prospective buyers to the house.<\/p>\n<p>Posting under the domain\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capecchiandco\/video\/7040122255992474927?_d=secCgwIARCbDRjEFSACKAESPgo8UH5T8yyx%2FpYv2PTk2gi3aSCTZasqYyS6g8V10HBzNIJEy1a3bSC2MQJXKj5guLmja5NVuKb1AWtjHdEUGgA%3D&amp;checksum=4261204621d4cd9bdb52577d8c5fcd4700a8ef27bac1508059973f1c7f6f560e&amp;language=en&amp;preview_pb=0&amp;sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAiS0cTlbUNafiAn7W1qUwASpyEcB3QgS9jR3egKYwti1GT0TZeEBB7oCI3iQbAFM-&amp;share_app_id=1233&amp;share_item_id=7040122255992474927&amp;share_link_id=4C830FA7-3BD5-4B26-8224-D7FCCB871564&amp;source=h5_m&amp;timestamp=1639988401&amp;tt_from=copy&amp;u_code=dhb87lgffj42mc&amp;user_id=6935847949344162822&amp;utm_campaign=client_share&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;utm_source=copy&amp;_r=1&amp;is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">@capecchiandco<\/a>\u00a0she said: \u201cI was showing buyers this house that they wanted to see, and we knew that the seller was gonna be present because she was not gonna leave the house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s typically not the norm, but frankly it\u2019s her house and she can decide what she wants. So we arrive and she\u2019s like \u2018come in.\u2019 We open up the door and it\u2019s really dark inside, and the smoke smell just hits you, but on top of that there was a strong chlorine scent\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The estate agent and the prospective buyers just make the assumption that the owner wanted to clean up something and continued to tour the house.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"566\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=566\" alt=\"An estate agent discovered a foul odor in a home she was selling.\" class=\"wp-image-20560594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1132 1132w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=849 849w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=566 566w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=283 283w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\"\/><figcaption>An estate agent discovered a foul odor in a home she was selling that almost made her throw up. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of @capecchiandco<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe go to her garage, and she has got all of her pets in the car in the garage, and there\u2019s quite a few of them because you can hear them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Adding: \u201cSo we get the house under contract and during the inspection period there are quite a few things that are uncovered. We had a hell of a time trying to negotiate with her (the owner) she was really really difficult to work with.<\/p>\n<p>The estate agent said she got to the point of the final walk-through and every time she visited the home with the buyers it was the same strong chlorine smell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-268.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=769\" alt=\"The estate agent tells home buyers to avoid homes that smell like bleach.\" class=\"wp-image-20559694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-268.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1154 1153w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-268.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=769 769w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-268.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=385 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-268.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\"\/><figcaption>The estate agent warns home buyers to run, if the house smells like bleach.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TikTok \/ @capecchiandco <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re kinda like what is she trying to cover up here, but also you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know. Anyway, it closes and my clients are thrilled. They go there on day one, ready to do all the remodeling\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Adding: \u201cThey start pulling up some of the floors, you might want to hang on to your stomach for this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The estate agent said that when the couple pulled up the floors, they realized that they were full of the urine of the previous owner\u2019s pets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-260-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=764\" alt=\"The estate agent shares her smelly experience with her followers.\" class=\"wp-image-20559736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-260-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1146 1146w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-260-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=764 764w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-260-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=382 382w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CapecchiandCo-260-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\"\/><figcaption>The homeowners discovered the foul smell was old pet urine settled in the subfloors. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TikTok \/ @capecchiandco <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Home for sale sign\" class=\"wp-image-20560593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/real-estate-bleach-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The estate agent\u2019s followers on TikTok said this is why they want to buy a new home. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/EyeEm<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe subfloors are so full of animal urine, that they almost start throwing up. They had to throw out, not only all the floors, the subfloors, all the trim, it was soaked\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Adding: \u201cIt was so bad, and they call me right away and they\u2019re like \u201cwell, we finally realized why the strong bleach smell.\u2019 She was covering up pet urine odor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post has been viewed over 128k times and TikTok users have been quick to comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou had a bad inspection\u201d commented one person.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cThis is why I only want to buy new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a plane circling that house with a large red flag\u201d commented a third.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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