[quote=XBoxBoy]If your house is not that nice, and you’re thinking your market is investors who will want to turn it into a rental, don’t bother.
However… since it sounds like you have a nice house, in good shape, in a family oriented neighborhood, I would absolutely suggest staging. While most piggs think of buying as a logical process, I assure you that most buyers are highly emotional. And the most important thing is that they walk in and think, “ooohhhh, this is nice. Oh, and look, a nice room for my kid.”
Just my 2 cents.[/quote]
We looked at a lot of houses before we bought in 2011. The staged ones gave me a cold feeling – like I was signing on to live in a hotel. (They also remind me of a scene from the book Watership Down, for those of you who have read it). Frankly, I like a few drawings taped to the refrigerator and evidence of real people living there. I know sometimes people dont want to show off their ratty family room sofas – but in that case I think a hybrid of staged and real home is better.
