Staging to sell

[DG H.]

I buy rebab and sell. I try to stage the property if I can. My latest property is much larger and many more windows than what I've had in the past. I usually put up mini blinds on new rehabs but this house is higher end than my usual.
What do you do for the windows to stage? Do you leave them without coverings, put blinds up or???
My money is getting really tight at the end. I want to give the house a push to sell quickly but don't want to put added money if I don't have to.
Thank you for your answers.
Dee-Texas

[Aaron McGinnis]

(We stage. Not as much as J does, but we stage.)

We generally work on tight lots with limited distance to side to side neighbors. When I build houses, I try to pay close attention to the sight lines out the windows... show what is pretty and if there's nothing to look at, try not to put a window there if I can help it.

If I can't help it, the window with no good view will get miniblinds that will stay with the house after the sale (For $4 per window, they aren't worth the hassle of moving in and out.)

For windows in main areas, we'll use curtains or some kind of nice looking drapery. For rear-facing windows, we don't generally do anything at all.

To me, windows are a way to control what the buyer sees outside the house. Most people aren't going to open miniblinds during a walk-through, so I can keep them from seeing the ugly neighbor on the left side.

If I didn't have the budget for drapes, I'd use miniblinds strategically to block bad views and let the rest of the windows be.