We bought our house from an owner-occupier. She had lots of wall hangings.

After we closed escrow, and she moved out, she left the house very clean (better than “broom-clean”). But, there were nail holes (and some bolt holes for anchored furniture) all over the place.

It didn’t even faze me. Nail holes are insignificant in the grand scheme of things. We just bought a _house_.

Now, to be fair, the house was effetively “staged” while she was living in it. I knew there would be a lot of holes from the pictures she had up, but with them up, I was not staring at a vacant house with attrative nail holes.

I guess the moral of the story is stage the house? And/or paint.