If you really don't want to sell your home, here are 11 things that you can do to sabotage the sale based on our experience working with buyers and sellers. 1. Don't clean up the yard, trim shrubs or mow the lawn. Who cares about curb appeal? 2. Have a battered, beaten and dirty front door. Have a doorbell with the electrical wires hanging out. 3. Don't repair cracked plaster, loose boards or other unsightly features. 4. Don't clean your house. Have a dirty kitchen and bathrooms. Display dirty towels and dirty (2 comments)