In real estate we can influence a property's condition to some degree by employing the principles of home staging. Home staging is the process of preparing a property to sell from "curb to closet" for a faster and better sale.
Staging includes de-cluttering, de-personalizing, and rearranging furnishings to appeal to the broadest range of buyers. You will also want to touch up paint wherever needed (inside and out), replace any broken light switches, broken railings, etc. And doing a good once over on your home as far as cleaning goes - paying special attention to high touch areas like light switches and doors as well as bathroom fans etc) will go a long way in showing your house at its best.