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Originally Posted by shcisamax
Updating of baths and kitchen is key. Clean and uncluttered is better than decorating. People need to be able to see themselves in the space and most cannot if it is "decorated". Less is always better...unless it is empty.
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Another former realtor here. I agree with Shcisamax.
Clean and uncluttered is key. Most people think that their clutter is tasteful and beautiful. No it isn't. Pack up everything in boxes, including family photographs, so that it looks like a model home. And if your rooms are stuffed with furniture, put some in storage. Updating bathrooms and kitchens will definitely make a house more saleable. However if you can only do one thing, get rid of any wall paper and paint with neutral colours. It will freshen up the home.
It is important to appeal in three ways.
Smell -- have a pot of cinnamon simmering on the stove
Hearing - have soft music playing in the background
Visual - clean and neat, with windows washed and light flooding in
Whatever you do, don't follow prospective purchasers around the house
