Does your vacuum cleaner have a special hiding place? Or is it one that has to sit out in general view. When you’re selling your house you don’t want to make it appear that there’s no storage space, so find somwhere to put the vac so it’s out of view!
A carpet washers is a useful thing to have if your carpets are looking grubby. It could save you the cost of new carpets and you can take it with you when you move.