We had ours on the market as "by owner" 11 years ago, when a realtor came by on a Thursday and wanted to know if she could show it to her out of town clients that Saturday. I must have been crazy when I said yes. But I said it and then had to clean the place. I was even down on my hands and knees scrubbing grout in our entryway. The place looked wonderful! The potential buyers walked in and were there two seconds when my 4yr old looked up (vaulted ceilings) and said, "Mommy, look at that HUGE cobweb on the fan!" I couldn't believe it. Didn't even think to look there! The lady just laughed and said something about kids saying cute things. They made an offer by noon and the next weekend we were signing papers! They were the only people who saw the house.