To stage or not

Happy to read some thread on staging here, but can i pick your smart brains a bit for my case pls?

I got a PPOR early this year, that I'm hoping to get a valuation sometime in the next few months then rent out possibly end of next year. The house is a 4-BR with 2 lounge areas. The paint looked horrible at purchase, and I've since done some very minor renovation (mainly paint and flooring). So I'm thinking of 'staging' it, then have new photos taken. I'm still torn between getting some reasonable quotes but I'm not selling so probably DIY to save cost. I plan to then move into a smaller place, so I won't be able to keep all furniture.

With this in mind, do you think staging the property would help with either the valuation or rent? Thanks.

 

There are a few posts on this. Here is one. Maybe type staging into the search if you want more.

Cost of staging a property

 

I doubt staging would be worth the expense for the purpose of renting it out.

If you really want to stand out from the crowd with regards to rental listings just include half a dozen clear photos, an accurate description of the property, and a floor plan.

Tenants are less concerned with the aesthetic appeal of a property than a purchaser spending six or seven figures.

I wouldn't have thought a professional valuer would be influenced by shiny furniture either.

 

I don't think I'd bother with traditional staging, however I would totally declutter it whilst you're living in it and then get professional photos taken with your furniture in it before you move out and use those for rental adverts.
They will be better then a property manager with an iphone in an empty house photos.

 

Yes thank you, I've already read that and a few others. Just don't have anyone to bounce ideas with for my specific situation.

Thanks, I think this is what I needed to hear! Guess I also just want to get the best look while it's still freshly renovated, but that's probably something I can do down the line if I sell in the future.

 

Thanks for this suggestion, I will definitely do this. Thing is I occupy only half of the rooms, so the other rooms and the main lounge are sitting bare. I might look at minimally filling them in time for rental ads (and not rush anything for the valuation as it shouldn't affect it).

 

Thanks @wylie. Will definitely give him a call.

 

Don't bother to stage for a valuation. Most of the time they don't even visit the property but rather look at recent sales in the area for similar priorities or ... if they do vist ... they usually just measure room sizes, check the condition is okay and confirm they exist

 

People are making decisions on photographs, so I would do virtuL staging. Blind leading the blind.

 

You are not selling????


I would only stage if I were selling