Neatness - the elimination of clutter - is so important and leads to top dollar!
You really need to take the excess stuff out of the house and pack it away. Many buyers subliminally equate a messy house as a house with problems.

Kitchen - When you are selling your home, your best chance at cooking up a sale is in the kitchen.
For today's home buyer, the kitchen is typically the most important room in the house . . . an area where form and function are equally important. Buyers view kitchens as an area that has many, many functions: preparing dinner; sharing meals; sorting mail; paying bills; and generally hanging out.

Odors - Even though you have grown used to certain orders, they can torpedo a sale.
When a prospect walks in your door and smells something, even if they cannot identify what it is, they will definitely be turned off.

Repairs and Improvements - Basically, freshness, neatness and good working order are the chief keys to top sales appeal.

Pre-Sale Inspection - Why? Because if an inspector seconds your opinion that your home is in good condition, then you have give an excellent marketing tool that should help your Incredible Real Estate Agent sell your home more quickly and for the highest price possible. It places confidence in the minds of prospective buyers, who know that they are not jumping into uncertain territory. If you are preparing to place your home on the market, a pr-inspection should not be overlooked. It is your insurance policy for a smooth and speedy transaction.

Home Warranty - By having a Home Warranty in place, your home will be more marketable and it can discourage downward price negotiations. In addition, you will have protection against costly repair bills at a time when they are least affordable and most inconvenient.

Look at your house as if you where seeing it for the first time and be just as critical as buyers will.
Repair what strikes you as the least bit shoddy.
Your ideal goal is to show the property in "move-in condition" - without a thing to fix.