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Bad odors from smoking or cats can make a home nearly impossible to sell, according to realtors.
- Business Insider asked real-estate agents around the country about what it's really like working in their industry.
- We asked agents if there are any factors that can make a home "unsellable."
- While some realtors said any home can sell at the right price, others said that factors such as an undesirable location, a death in the home, and bad odors (particularly from cats) can render a house unsellable.
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Business Insider asked real-estate agents around the country about what it's really like working in the industry, what they wish they could tell their clients, and if there are any factors that can make a home "unsellable."
Some said anything will sell at the right price. But several realtors said that an undesirable location, a death on the property, and bad odors - particularly from cats - are some of the things that can make a home virtually impossible to sell.
Here are 11 factors that can make a home unsellable, according to real-estate agents.