Patching and painting: What to fix before listing home

If you can swing it, it is usually better to get as many projects done around your house before you put it on the market, especially now that the tide has turned back into a balanced market and sellers no longer have a significant advantage over buyers.
Unless you have an unlimited budget and lots of time, you’ll want to prioritize the projects in terms of what will give you the biggest bang for the bucks you’re willing to spend.
Fixing anything that’s broken would be the first