1,452,819
I have the same situation up here and I'm keeping the furnished photos online but stating the home is now vacant.
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Kevin J. May
Hobe Sound, FL
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 P...
Clarksville, TN
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
530,966
Debbie Reynolds I would continue to use the photos -- they are a true representation of the home --- in fact, unless you made a lot of changes as the photos were taken, I would not even call them staged.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 P...
Clarksville, TN
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Gary Coles (Internatio...
Las Vegas, NV
145,403
I would say it all depends how many images your MLS allows and if the number is small I would use the best possible and if more I would just add couple to the end of the vacant house
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 P...
Clarksville, TN
1,725,996
Keep the photos, but just note in the Realtor remarks that the home is now without any staging. Do not show the remark in the public section; you might invite scammers renting it, or sustain security issues.
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Susan Haughton
Alexandria, VA
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Cindy Davis
San Diego, CA
1,466,207
Debbie Reynolds I believe Susan Emo has the right answer.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
2,781,173
Interesting because what you are advertising and what they will see is not a match. Imagine viewing a picture of a home with furnishings and then walking into a empty home? It does raise the eyebrows...Why do that?
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
212,755
Keep using the photos, but mention in the MLS the house is now vacant. Furnished/staged homes usually get more traffic since people can invision themselves there better.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
7,836,134
I would continue to use the photographs while furnished.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
5,772,575
Debbie,
Keep the photos, and explain the house is now vacant, and I think this can give a buyer the idea how furniture can be laid out in the home. Here in SB many of the agents do bring in furniture for vacant homes, it is what works here, and what works in your area may be totally different. A
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
21,675
I would take photos of the place cleaned up and vacant. It lets people get ideas of how THEY want the home to look rather than judging someone else's asthetic.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
443,220
3,988,007
The house looked great with furnishings (not overdone). The seller thinks vacant might show the rooms as being larger. MLS limits photos to 20. So something would have to go if I add even a few vacant ones.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
784,786
I would just use the current photos, nothing has changed with the structure of the home.
1,622,432
I had a similar situation and I had two sets of pictures( our mls allowes 70 or something).
4,572,183
I would likely keep the photos but put a note in the agent only section of the mls remarks.
1,617,916
1,280,748
I would continue with the staged/furnished photos. For some buyers it is too challenging to imagine the use of the rooms or the size without furniture. It's easier to SHOW empty, but not easier to VIEW.
617,935
Debbie,
This is about as unanimous as answers to questions get. I would also keep the photos but note in the agent remarks that it is now vacant.
763,883
I would have the best pictures that would make a buyer want to see the home.
1,390,113
If the photos with furniture are good, I would keep them. If they look cluttered, I would re-take.
856,055
This is a great question Debbie. I have continued using the staged pictures before and also use some vacant along with them to emphasize the size of a room or some other benefit that may not be quite as noticeable when shown furnished. Mark
2,224,473
I think a home looks more inviting when it has furniture in it and pictures on the wall. I would keep the furnished photos, but make it clear in the MLS that the house is vacant. That way agents know it will be easy to show.
2,443,250
I would keep the same photos. Why let everyone on the internet know it is vacant?
900,128
I would continue to use the furnished photo's; with disclosure. It's good to show buyers what the home could look like.
6,393,404
Keep the staged photos, but mention that it is now vacant and ready for them to move their lives into it.
417,221
Use the best photographs. Keep it super clean, perhaps borrow a dining table and chairs and w-fi for open house(s).
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Debbie - I would have to go with the majority here and say continue to use the staged/furnished photos. Photos of an empty house don't do much for a potential buyer looking online (in my opinion). Just make sure to note that the home is now vacant on the MLS.
5,035
I think I would use the vacant photos. They would show the true condition of the home. In a resale situation, I would much rather see a nice clean vacant home than a furnished home that I have to wonder whats going on under the rugs or furniture.
911,338
Some MLS's allow for 2 virtual tours, or maybe you could create a vacant tour using another site, and just provide a link to it? But i doubt too many potential buyers are going to be disappointed if they show up and house is vacant. in fact, i think many prefer it vacant.
637,434
Definitely say in the MLS that it's now vacant. I have a commercial listing that had a tenant who had way too much stuff so you couldn't see the proportions of the spaces. Now that it's empty and I took new photos, you really do have that feeling of "space". So I changed them.
1,027,602
4,800,082
I would keep the photos of the furnished home as this will get the most interest and is a truthful representation of what the home can and will look like again.
45,957
I would continue to use the staged/furnished photos (unless the furniture is absolutely awful!) but state that the home is now vacant. If the market can support it, I would think about having it staged and reshoot the photos.
1,153,794
Imaginations being what they are keep the originals intact they'll figure out how to arrange their stuff within a minute after opening the door.
400,356
Keep the original photos and disclose in the agent remarks that the property is now vacant.
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