333 Park Ave South, Flatiron, Manhattan, Loft.

• Pack up all the clutter. Grandma’s collection of Capodimonte porcelain figurines in the breakfront (and maybe the Breakfront too) should go into your storage unit. It’s a good time to get one if you haven’t got one already. Same with those old pics of Tia Concetta, that very good boy’s dog’s crate, the tinker-toy molecules scattered in the boy’s room, your jars of sand from every beach you’ve been to, and so on…. That doesn’t necessarily mean throwing them out, just send them to storage for now. Go for clean surfaces and uncluttered rooms.
• Deep clean your home. Selling your home will require a deep cleaning. Make the place sparke. One thing you really might want to consider budgeting for, instead of doing it yourself, is a professional cleaning crew. Clean the kitchen, bathrooms, floors, windows— literally everything. If you have a townhouse it’s a good idea to rake the leaves in the yard and straighten up the shed.
• Paint it. Yes please! You should paint. Freshly painted rooms add polish and read as ‘well maintained’ to prospective buyers. Put a fresh coat on rooms that haven’t been painted recently and especially in high traffic areas like near the entrance.