Staging Tips-What to buy, from where, and how much!

[Kyle Galloway]

With Black Friday around the corner I thought it might be a good idea to grab some items for future staging. We are currently working on a "flip" that will be done in the late winter/early spring. I've heard before that you could have a budget of only $100 to buy adequate staging materials for showings. What are some things that I should be buying-and from where? Are we talking curtains and a couple floor rugs? What else? I assume no furniture? Looking for any and all advice including budgets.

[Account Closed]

Originally posted by @Eric M.:

Originally posted by @Kyle Galloway:

@Account Closed can you confirm I don't really need to purchase/move furniture? 

Every bit of research says staging.... proper staging with furniture....is more than worth it.

@Frank Wong @Eric M We are talking a $115,000 3/2 - get some perspective. It isn't a $800,000 house in Chicago or the East Bay. People looking for $115,000 homes are not expecting staging and a 3/2 gets pretty cramped pretty fast. If you stuff it full of furniture it will feel small and it will feel like there is no storage for "stuff". People walk from homes that feel small if other options are available.