Estate agents: would you pay to showcase a property's potential?
I'd really appreciate some advice from estate agents or anyone working in residential property.
I'm researching a service that creates professionally designs to show the potential of a property (for example, empty, dated or poorly presented homes). This would cover decorative work through to reconfiguration to make the property flow better and more efficient. The idea is that it would be an optional marketing upgrade paid for by the seller, rather than something the agent has to cover and a much cheaper alternative to staging or doing any upgrade work. Designs would be from architects who would be able to provide support to buyers should they have any questions regarding the refurbishment.
I'd love to understand:
Would properties sell faster if buyers had a better, clearer understanding of the potential?
Is this something you think sellers would actually pay for?
If so, what sort of price point do you think would be realistic?
Do estate agents currently use anything similar (virtual staging, CGI, design concepts, AI visuals, etc.)?
If you do, what works well and what doesn't?
Any honest feedback would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!