Make your home desirable for a buyer.  What made you fall in love with your home when you bought it?  What are the home's weaknesses?  Be clear on both of these and enhance the strengths and minimize the weaknesses.  If the house lacks storage space, don't enhance that fact by not cleaning out the closets so when the prospective buyer opens it they get pummeled by your stuff falling on them!   Organize the closets and cabinets so everything appears neat and spacious.  This doesn't cost anything other than time and possibly a good friend to keep some of your stuff in boxes.

If you can’t afford big-ticket items such as renovating your kitchen or adding bathrooms, consider small improvements that can make a big difference.  A recent survey found that a simple hanging storage system in the garage was more valued by buyers than a big kitchen, big backyard or a formal dining room!

Also make sure you do little maintenance things to enhance curb appeal, such as washing the windows, trimming bushes, repairing the driveway, repainting the front door and making sure the doorbell works.

Finally, a dirty house will always put buyers off. If you have to, hire a cleaning service to clean your home once a week while it’s on the market.  With so many homes to choose from right now, buyers don't have to see pass the dirt and how a house "could" look like a home.  They just want to see the next home on the list!