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I think the furniture/staging sells a house more than anything else. Well, I mean, not more than the obvious stuff of making sure the place is clean, decluttered, and painted neutral colors.

I honestly don't notice little stuff--it's the big stuff that makes or breaks for me. Weird layouts, awful wallpaper, floors in bad condition, ugly kitchens or bathroom that I mentally calculate how much $$ it will take to replace. Little things like a vase of flower I don't care about.

@Mrs. Lion: good luck! Are you staying in your same general area?

Things we did to make our house sell super fast: stage it (we removed half of the furniture and staged each room. You want one room to have one purpose. No multi-purpose rooms. If it is a family room, it is not also a play room. The play room is not also the office.

Caulk over and paint any cracks in walls.

Take down anything smaller than the size of a grapefruit. Great tip I got from a realtor. You want people to focus on the big picture, not small knickknacks you may have around the house.

Take down most, if not all, of the family photos.

Make it welcoming with a plant out front.

Take everything off of your countertops.

Neutral walls, a good smell (fresh air, not a fake air freshener scent), good lighting from windows. cleanliness! No pet hair anywhere or pet damage.

I noticed out of place furniture whether that was furniture in a room that to me it should not have been in like a keyboard and stool set up in a dining room or an industrial desk in a bedroom. I also noticed bad DIY like paint, wall hole patching and light fixtures.

A clean, decluttered that used the space well in terms of furniture placement helped me visual myself living there.

Windows - I love windows so clean and nicely dressed or just something pretty about them plain.

Cracks in walls, ceiling, etc.

@Mrs. Lion: congrats!!!

Congratulations!

@Mrs. Lion: Wow that's awesome! I would love to see some of the work the stager did.