Realtor has valued the house at a level where if it sells I'll be able to pay off my car and lessen my monthly outgoings and have a little more cash left over. House is going on the market next week.
Presentation is HUGE when you're selling a house. DECLUTTER, put away personal photos, arrange lighting, makes sure everything smells good all the time, fix as many of the little things as you can, keep everything scrupulously clean. Hire a cleaning lady if you need to - it'll pay off. We sold my mom's house last summer, at the absolute slowest time of the market - but it sold immediately, and for a price that turned out to be higher than the appraisal (we had to lower our price when the appraisal came in!). It sold so quickly because we staged it really well, decluttered ruthlessly, made it look its best. You won't regret doing the work, it will pay off handsomely.
