Preparing your home for sale

Recently I have had several clients ask me if it is worth there time and effort to invest in updating there home before putting it on the market. I feel the most important thing is to have your home absolutely spotless and clutter free. A lot of sellers will spend a small fortune preparing their home for sale and then the buyer will go in and totally change things to their liking, so my advice to my clients is yes, take care of the obvious and necessary upgrades but as far as putting in a new kitchen, flooring and bathrooms I would leave that for the new buyer.