Make it only decorative?

Right now, the leases on my properties start in April, June, August and September, and if I went under contract on anything else in 2018, the lease would start in Nov, Dec or Jan. 

The idea is to stage, to decorate a place to sold it much more quickly.

It’s been our experience that some of the nicest decorated and straightened apartments hide the biggest horrors once the tenant moves out.

Three out of five bedrooms are ready to decorate and occupy and two need finishing (plumbing, heating, water, electric - all done.

If the tenant is friendly, works with your listing agent for showings and is clean and neat and their place is tastefully decorated then its worth trying to sell when you have a tenant in place.

I would add Floor and Decor for flooring though.

The decor was probably bought second hand when they opened decades ago, but their food is delicious and it has a great small town atmosphere and some round tables that multiple people can talk around. 

A couple of years ago I bought 3 apartments from FAR in Medellin and paid FAR to remodel and decorate all three.

@Jerry Bredesen decoratIve fence and some flowers and Bush’s.