We have a rental property that I’ve renovated top to bottom (Texas, 3br, loft, office, 2.5ba, 2200sqft) in order to sell. 

It’s immaculately clean, paint/trim is fresh, new appliances, new fixtures, new carpet/floors. However, the house is empty. Now I prefer to look at homes empty, but as a designer (computer, but designer nonetheless), I can visualize things better than some I suppose. 

Is it really necessary to stage this home? There’s nothing really negative to focus on, like dirt or cracks or holes or whatever. The house isn’t huge so I feel like it being empty, and clean, makes it feel bigger. Seeing as how we lived here a few years I feel like I know how it feels with furniture (and I’m pretty minimalist). I know this market is pretty hot and I get a lot of ooohs and aaahs from people in the neighborhood that have wanted to come in and see what I’m working on, but I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot and have a house sitting on the market longer than necessary. 

Edit to say - could I maybe do some mini staging? I have bathrooms setup with basics (toilet paper, nice towels, soap, etc). Would it be preferable to maybe place a big piece of art on the mantel, fresh flowers on the island? And maybe I could do some digital staging for listing photos? 

Hey @Jo Faraday ,

Staging a home will help the property sell faster and often support a higher price point.

We always stage our properties to help them move quicker. 

Since you are a digital designer, you will appreciate my suggestion.

Try virtual staging.  It will cost you very little in comparison to actual furniture staging, and it will also allow for people to get the visual benefits of your property.  See an example from one of my listings below.

They were even able to take a completely empty dirt backyard, and transform it into a landscaped yard to go along with a landscape allowance that the Seller was offering.

It's amazing at what the virtual staging can do for giving vision to potential Buyers/Renters who otherwise wouldn't have any (vision that is).

I hope this helps!

Thank you both. :)

That’s exactly what I was thinking, @Cara Lonsdale !