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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would never select a Realtor who pretended they could sell the house faster and way higher if we moved out, then turned over the keys for their paint job and furniture move-in and charged me $10-40k to do so.

Maybe add some color or get rid of super old furniture but please- it’s you paying for it and doing the work, not a realtor.

Half the buyers is our city can be out of state doing a virtual tour.

[b]And you really think today’s buyers at todays prices are so stupid they can’t imagine where a couch or bed goes in a room they have a spec for and photos? [/b][/quote]

Yes. Actually, it’s not a question of “smart” or “stupid;” many (most?) people are very bad at looking past bad decor and seeing the possibilities in a space. Look at the responses to almost any listing that is posted here. Most of the comments will be about the  decor or other layout issues that can be easily remedied.

We got a great deal on a house in a fabulous location because the owner had too much furniture and hadn’t painted in 20 years. My DH couldn’t see the potential, but he trusted me. Judging by how long it was on the market, other people couldn’t see it, either. There was nothing at all structurally wrong with the house, and it had great “bones.”

In any case, you’ve created a strawman — I’ve never heard of someone charging $10-40k for what you define as “staging” for a normal house. And every time someone posts an example where they followed a stager’s advice and paid $1,000 for rental furniture and had a good result, you argue that isn’t *really* “staging.”  I agree that staging isn’t worth spending $40k, but it’s silly to extrapolate from this that getting advice on how to prepare your house for sale is worthless. [/quote]

DP. I totally disagree that most people are bad at looking past old furniture. Don’t believe your realtor when they tell you this.

You don’t seem to understand how staging is financed. Pp is correct, that you’re paying for the beige furniture.  Many costs are passed through to the consumer, and this is definitely one of them.

You’re paying [b]through[/b] your realtor, as the realtors here have confirmed. So let’s say you’re paying an extra 1% for the staging, on top of the 4% your realtor is charging to list your house, send a junior colleague to sit there during the open house, and take bids.

1% of a $1 million house is $10k. 1% of a $2 million house is $20k. You get the picture. [/quote]

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