I've always thought that one of the goals of having an organized home is that it--and you--are ready for anything. Like being able to find anything in a moment's notice or having closets and cupboards whose order makes you smile when you open them, one of the ideals in being organized is that your home is realtor-ready. This means appliances are in working order, cracks are repaired, and walls are painted. Things that need fixing are fixed: hinges, screens, plumbing, wiring. Window and floor treatments are attractive and maintained.
Looking at our place with fresh eyes, I see the drywall cracks that inevitably appear in high-rises; the paint on one of the bathroom ceilings is peeling a little, and no matter how much I scrub the wall behind the stove, there are grease stains that won't come off. And there are all sorts of small repairs that need to be done: the hole where the soap dish pulled from the wall; a cracked tile in the bathroom; a place where the baseboard prevented the closet door from closing, so I just tore the baseboard off. These are the things a buyer would notice on a tour through our condo.
I've decided that one of my goals this spring is to get our place realtor-ready. Since we're not planning on actually moving in the near future, the preparation is theoretical, which is just fine with me. After nearly nine years of living in our place, I like the idea of re-committing to making it nice--if only to better enjoy it ourselves.