Ghost House

I find it somewhat strange that if you want to sell your house that it should look like no one lives in it. We were told that we cannot have any kids things out. You know how hard that is with 2 kids in the house? Basically our house needs to be as sterile and un-lived in as possilbe. While it is nice to get rid of some of the clutter our house is starting to look like the inside of a hospital. I guess we have to play the game to sell our house. Specially in this market.