While out with clients showing properties today, I was again reminded that our noses are very powerful tools in the home buying process.  Did you know that a shower curtain can make your home smell like a leaky condo?  You may not recognize ordinary odors in your home, but a stranger to your home can, and will.  Sometimes those odors can be misconstrued, and cost you a sale.  A bit of mildew on a shower curtain liner can be a fairly common thing, but it can also give a buyer the wrong impression.  So, before showing your home to prospective buyers, make sure you either buy a new liner, or get the current one cleaned.  I soak the curtain liner in a tub of very hot water, with some laundry soap and a bit of bleach.  With very little effort, it comes out smelling fresh and clean.  Nothing is more pleasing to a Buyer than the smell of clean!