I like your "Look beyond staging" recommendation. If you are interested, the National Association of Exclusive Buyer's Agents (NEBA.org) produced a report to help buyers look beyond staging. It is available here: http://naebareports.org/ and can be downloaded directly here: http://naebareports.org/200708142151StagingReport.pdf
Great tips you have here, Coleen! Thanks for sharing! All the best!