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Apartment Staging Works! Vacant for 7 Months - Rented 1st Day After Staging
As I've blogged about before, home staging isn't only for properties that are being sold.  Staging works for all types of properties.  We've had a 2 bedroom model unit staged at a large apartment complex marketed to the 55+ demographic.  All the units have been rented and we were asked to move our staging to a 3 bedroom unit.  They had been unsuccessful in renting this newly remodeled vacant unit for 7 months. 
Last Saturday we moved our staging out of the 2 bedroom model and did a new staging design for the 3 bedroom unit.  We used most of the furnishings that were in the 2 bedroom model, and enhanced the design with some additional pieces.  The unit rented on Sunday.  That is only one day after staging!  And the apartment had been vacant for 7 months without an offer.
Don't be fooled by thinking that staging is a luxury expense only for homes in a certain price range that are for sale.  Staging is a sound investment that can help potential renters see how they can live in a unit, just like potential buyers looking at a home purchase.  Staging lets potential renters envision a lifestyle that they can ... more

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