So what's the deal with all this controversy about "virtual/conceptual" staging? What is virtual staging, you might ask? It is taking pictures of vacant homes and using photoshop or some other software to add photos of furnishings in the home to make it appear staged.
Is it ethical? I believe it is ethical and not deceiving as long as the person looking at the photo knows, one way or another, that it has been virtually staged. It's all about disclosure. And as long as nothing has been changed to the home like wall colors, counter-tops, or light fixtures etc.
Benefits:
1. It's very inexpensive.
2. It gives a visual that is needed when selling a vacant home,
3. It's a great way to talk a seller into going forward with actual staging, since they can actually see what it might look like before hand.
So what do you think? Are you willing to accept the new, and embrace the future or would you rather try and stop it from becoming mainstream, if it isn't too late?
For the people who are embracing the future, please e-mail a picture of one vacant room in your current listing and I will be selecting 10 photos to give away free virtual/conceptual staged photo! bellastager@gmail.com
www.bellastaginganddesign.com
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