Buyers today anticipate hardwood floors, even in starter properties.Green says consumers in her space could additionally be okay with carpet in bedrooms, whereas Sotheby’s Seminara-Holzberg says hardwood is preferred all through the house. Besides mowing the garden, your to-do record ought to embrace trimming scraggly bushes and shrubs and removing anything that’s dead or past resuscitation. While you’re at it, remember to sweep or dampen your front door and porch to eliminate cobwebs and bug detritus. Buyers will scope out your neighbor’s property, and if theirs seems haunted, that could be a turn-off.