I received a phone call the other day from a gentleman who owns a house in Maryland, not far from Washington, DC.  He's preparing to move at the end of the month, and wanted his house staged to help facilitate a quick sale.  But he also had a means of helping to pay for the staging, and that was to rent his staged house during Inaguration Week for visitors!

It's quite a clever plan.  Hotels in the area are already booked solid, and of course it would cost a tremendous amount of money for a family of 4 or 5 to stay in a hotel - even one in the suburbs - and to pay for meals and transportation, etc.  This house will be vacant and staged, and would certainly be more comfortable for a family or small group to stay there.  There is a bus stop at the corner, and it goes to the local Metro station, which goes right into Washington, DC.  Transportation issue solved.

I will be meeting with the owner next week, and with local rental companies such as American Furniture Rental providing all the necessities for such a situation, I'm sure it will all work out.

I wonder how many other sellers are considering the same?  It seems to me to be quite a viable option on many different levels.

All the best!