"A house should 'sparkle' before a showing," says Paul Tourville, a Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI) broker with Canon Real ...

Maria Korneeva / Getty Images When real estate agents talk about staging your ... or replace your appliances so they look new; remove any personal items such as photos and monogrammed towels ...

Even with fair warning, showings don’t always go as planned ... or even before your house is listed for sale. Here’s what real estate pros around the country want their sellers to do ...