Question: How do I get my home ready for a sale?

Declutter.  Clean.  Look inviting.  To elaborate a little:  declutter your house.  Have you ever gone into a staged model home or model condo?  You know how new and clean and neat it looked?  You probably even said "I'd buy it as is with all the furniture and everything!"  That is what you want to strive for.  Empty closets, garage, basements.  Remove pictures from walls.  Clean everything.  When the house is clean, it makes Buyers think "Here is a property that has been well cared for."  The idea is for Buyers to see themselves living there, not for them to see how you live there.  Finally, the front of the house that the public sees first should be inviting.  A new welcome mat, some flowers on a table by the front door, new shrubs.  Fresh mowed lawn.  Make them want to come inside.  Most buyers drive by a property before they make an appt to see it inside.  Make them really want to come in!