| Is your house really clean, tidy, and de-personalized? | | | | (While you are at in make sure your toilet is flushed |
| Are your windows washed, the grout in the tub | | | | and lids are down) |
| sparkly, the carpet freshly steamed cleaned? No dirty | | | | Does it have paneling? This wood (or wood-like) wall |
| dishes or dirty clothes out. Clutter banished? Make | | | | board is not listed as a selling point anymore. Paneling |
| sure there are no family photos covering the walls or | | | | makes the rooms feel dark and dated. Considering |
| papers and magnets covering the fridge. | | | | having it removed or painted to help your house |
| Does your house smell? You may need to have an | | | | appeal to more buyers. If your house has paneling it |
| honest friend tell you the truth because as owners you | | | | may also have other dated décor elements |
| just can't smell your house anymore. Do you have | | | | that are discouraging a sale. |
| animals? Enjoy cooking with spices? Have babies in | | | | Is there wallpaper in more than one room? Buyers |
| diapers? A house that has an odor is the biggest | | | | know that wallpaper can be tough to remove. This |
| buyer turn-off. | | | | labor intensive task turns buyers off. Wallpaper is very |
| Can buyers see your garbage? Buyers hate to see | | | | taste specific. Wallpaper borders are a no-no too. |
| garbage or wastepaper baskets out in the open. It | | | | Maybe you like it - or liked it once upon a time - but |
| smells and it is nasty to look at. Make sure your | | | | wallpaper can kill a sale. |
| wastebaskets are under your sinks and out of sight. | | | | |