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I'm in real estate and I can tell you the two things that add value to a house are the kitchen and the master bed/bath. People tend to be able to look past some other stuff, but those tend to be dealbreakers if they aren't up to par for the buyer. Of course you want to make sure the house is structurally sound (roof, floor, etc) and make sure stuff works (AC/heat, plumbing, etc.) but those two areas I mentioned add a lot of value and are the two things people tend to focus on. When showing the house, it's helpful to not only have it be clean, but clutterfree - meaning, not a lot of personal knick knacks everywhere, etc. and neutral colors are great - that way, the buyer can see the house as a blank canvas so that they start thinking of their stuff in the house, hard to do if it's full to the rafters with your stuff.