When we sold our last house in Michigan, I kept it neat and clean all of the time. My DH did the same outside. It sat on the market for a while so I asked the realtor why it hadn't sold. She told me that buyers were not looking for such a nice well kept place. They wanted a house where everyone they knew could go and just mess around and not worry about taking care of the house. We lived in a resort area. Sometimes you just can't win. It finally sold and here we are in chilly Florida.