[Gabz]

I recently sold a house in Delaware.

The Real Estate business in Delaware is rather corrupt, and considering they rely on 2 of the most corrupt anti-smokers in the US as they're so-called experts, leaves me scratching my head.

My first real estate agent couldn't even bother making any effort to show my house. she has known me for years and always knew I was a smoker. She said it wasn't a problem.

Needless to say she made no effort to even show my house so I found another agent.

This woman did not know that we were smokers until she saw us working in the yard one day while visitng my next door neighbor. She sold the house for us, and rather quickly. and we got exactly what we wanted for it.

It is articles like this that make it an issue and people such as Repace and Banzhaf who earn their living finding more ways to denormalize, demonize, and dehumanize smokers.

[TXBubba]

I disagree. I think it is just a fact that it limits who will buy the house. To make yourself a victim out of it is ridiculous.

If you smoke in the house then the house will smell of smoke. That's fine if you don't mind it. This article just points out that as people have become sensitive to the smell they are choosing not to buy the home. It's been true in the used car business for years. That's why a lot of ads say "non-smoker" in them.

[CSM]

"This woman did not know that we were smokers until she saw us working in the yard one day while visitng my next door neighbor. She sold the house for us, and rather quickly. and we got exactly what we wanted for it."

It is more a matter of a person's general cleanliness. If a slob tries to sell their house, it will stink and require a ton of clean up. It will also present a deal to a motivated home buyer.

If a person is clean and properly maintains their homes, the chance of the home needing the cleanup work is much less and the value should be properly reflected.