First Impressions Last! - Clean the car inside and out. When buying a car if the inside is full of old coke cans and empty crisp bags, what are the chances of the engine being well looked after?

Make it smell delightful! - Buying a house is as much about the feeling when you walk into a house as the practicalities of it. To help make that impact on the emotional level and get the overall effect of pleasing the senses the smell of your property is important. The classic is to bake some cakes in the oven letting their fantastic smell filter through the house. Even if you are not a chef, buy some ready made cake mix or bread dough.