If you're actively preparing to list your home for sale, resist the temptation to make major home improvements. Focus on minor projects instead for a better return on your time and money. It's the smaller projects that tend to have a bigger, long-term payoff. So, how do you determine which projects are the "smaller ones"? It's obvious when you think like a buyer. Consider: Home buyers don't always notice when your home is in working order. In fact, they expect it to be that way. What they do notice, however, is when things are "broken". When a buyer sees torn screens…