stipe
New Member
I'm selling an investment property shortly and am wondering whether it's worth having it staged or leaving it empty.
The property is a 2 bed 2 bath 900sf condo in Liberty Village. The building is new and I've had a friend live there since occupancy in November so it's in excellent condition. I live across the street so I could (with some headache) use my own furniture to stage the place. It'd be a major hassel moving it only to have to move it all back in a few weeks (units sell pretty fast in the area). However I'd be willing to do it provided it'd help me get a higher price.
The problem is I don't know if going through the effort to stage it with my own furniture would actually be worth it. I have new stuff that look nice and wouldn't have to move everything. On the other hand the place is in excellent condition and just needs a fresh coat of paint to look like the builder's selling it.
Any advice on whether it's worth staging with my own stuff for a couple weeks or should I just paint and leave it empty? Would staging a new building really increase the price that much?
thanks in advance!
The property is a 2 bed 2 bath 900sf condo in Liberty Village. The building is new and I've had a friend live there since occupancy in November so it's in excellent condition. I live across the street so I could (with some headache) use my own furniture to stage the place. It'd be a major hassel moving it only to have to move it all back in a few weeks (units sell pretty fast in the area). However I'd be willing to do it provided it'd help me get a higher price.
The problem is I don't know if going through the effort to stage it with my own furniture would actually be worth it. I have new stuff that look nice and wouldn't have to move everything. On the other hand the place is in excellent condition and just needs a fresh coat of paint to look like the builder's selling it.
Any advice on whether it's worth staging with my own stuff for a couple weeks or should I just paint and leave it empty? Would staging a new building really increase the price that much?
thanks in advance!