I can't believe they won't come out hun! Maybe you need to just say - you are thinking of selling and want someone to come see - don't mention initially that it will be down the track. I got an agent in here last year - they knew that we still had lots to do but still came out so I would keep trying. The main things are making it presentable, with minimal clutter which is sounds it is anyway! When we sold I got rid of ALL toys bar one box - admittedly though J was still very young but will be doing that this year when we sell as well to make it easier to maintain. I sort of disagree with the whole thing that if they see others lives there. I think a house needs to be homely and set up so you CAN see yourself in there ITMS! Much easier to do in a house with furniture rather than an empty house with no furniture for me, but that is just me and I might be way off!! There is a big difference with daily living things though - i saw a house adverstied the other day and they left things like a towel hanging over the shower screen Um how hard is it to move!!!!

Anyway as for the dog run, as long as the agent can sell it as something that is easily removed then it should be fine, same with the veggie patch - I think it's a great selling point and if people want to fill it in with plants they can! You might find if you replace the veggies for plants then new owners will come in and plant veggies!

Look up something like home staging for sale - they give lots of good tips for things you can do to make the house more sellable!

Good luck hun - how exciting!!