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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing.  DCUM hates real estate agents.  To them, they're no different than used car dealers.  You can't trust any of them.  They're all stupid.  They just want to rip you off.

Good staging will absolute help sell a house.  You don't have to break the bank on it and you don't have to stage every room.  But yes, done right, it will make a difference.[/quote]

Here's another thing. A lot of real estate agents frequent this board, and they'll try to convince you that your house will never sell unless you do everything they say, including paying them extra for things like recommending their lawn crew, painters, or staging your house. Remember that all these extra things come out of your pocket, not theirs. I've also read suggestions here that realtors get a kickback from contractors they recommend--don't know how widespread this is, but it wouldn't surprise me.

I don't think staging is always bad, and sometimes it may help. (But gawd I'm sick of those gold, huge, star- or sun-frame mirrors.) But maybe get some friends to tell you if they think your house and furniture need it, or if you can "stage" it yourself simply by decluttering, repainting, and maybe getting a storage unit for grandma's hideous faux-empire china cabinet. [/quote]

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