If I have one rule for readying your home for the market it would be to declutter. 

Buyers want to be able to see themselves in your home. Your "stuff" gets in the way of this process.

This is particularly true of personal items. They must go.

One final point on this matter. Just when you think that you have removed everything there is to remove - remove some more.

Happy selling!

Madeleine Jungstedt (Home Stylist,  Altus Real Estate)