I've gone beyond that because I have lots of free time and I'm going stir crazy around here, need more ideas on small projects that I can do to have the house presentable. I've re-caulked the main bath for instance and would welcome hints from those of you that have sold before.
My house just went on the market last week. I had nine calls the first day to my realtor. Two were cash offers, and the other seven were requests for immediate viewings.
Outside I had the place power washed, a few gallons of paint on the trim work to make it shine. A few bags of shiny top soil in the flower gardens, with some fresh bright colored flowers. Along with a cheap, but fancy looking doormat from Frontgate.
Inside I threw a quick coat of (cheap) paint up, with some high gloss accents. I also changed the cover plates on all light switches and electrical outlets to some shiny ones. Caulked both bathrooms, cleaned the carpet, and waxed a nice shine into the wood cabinets and bannister rails.
I than had a professional photographer take the pictures versus using the Realtor. All in all, I had less than a thousand dollars in materials, and a good weekend worth of sweat into it.