we needed a quick sale, cause have already committed to buying elsewhere, but arranged a 4 month settlement (that can be bought forward) and the agent has people on their books who are looking to buy.
i agree, jacque, i can't believe how many photos i see of properties for sale where their is clutter all over the floor and the pool is full of leaves ... i'm vacuuming the pool every day so that it doesn't look like a leaf trap (which pools are), and so that it presents really well and giving the house a once over twice a day to pick up the dog fluff and dry the sink - last time we moved house i will never forget the agent ringing to ask if they could bring someone thru, only to be ringing from the front doorstep and the house was a bombsite.
got in trouble with the teens today for, thinking they had all left, cursing at the top of my voice for them leaving their clothes on the floor, only to hear a little voice from the bed saying "all you had to do was ask" - opps.