I hope the animal-loving lady gets to buy your house! I've never been through selling a house, buying one was traumatic enough!

Things I've been told to do when shoing a house -

1. Remember to take nothing personally.

2. Get rid of any ant traps, fly paper or other stuff like that - just hide them for while the people are there.

3. Bake something - even if you just buy a storemade apple pie and heat it in the oven, the smell will permeate the house and make it seem oh-so-homey! Cinnamon is good.

4. Remember to take nothing personally.

5. Remove all clutter from the kitchen as much as humanly possible. Even if you have to stash stuff like the toaster in a box in the garage - the kitchen is the most important room of the house for most people, whether or not they consciously realize it.

6. Fresh flowers on the table or the entryway are always good ... even the cheapest bouquet from the grocery store is a great investment.