[General US] Does helping renters picture an empty unit actually speed up leasing, or do they not care?

Curious what landlords here who show units between tenants have found. When a place is completely empty, do renters have a hard time picturing it, or do they walk in and decide fast regardless?

I'm curious whether anything actually helps.

Showing a quick example of how a room could be laid out, a floor plan with sizes so they know their stuff fits, that kind of thing. Or does none of it matter and it all comes down to price, location, and condition?

For those of you who lease a lot of empty units, what have you found actually shortens the time to fill a place?

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u/topCSjobs — 1 day ago

Does helping buyers picture an empty room actually help at a showing, or do they not care?

Trying to understand something about how buyers react. When a place is shown completely empty, do people struggle to picture themselves in it, or do they walk in and judge it fine either way?

I keep seeing two camps.

Some say pulling up a staged version of a room, or propping a printed one in the space, helps a buyer anchor to the potential so a blank room doesn't kill their interest.

Others say buyers only want to see the place as it actually is and anything staged just annoys them.

For people who've bought or sold recently, or who do this for a living: does giving buyers something to picture the space genuinely help, or is it a gimmick?

And where would you draw the line between honestly helping someone imagine a room and faking a listing photo?

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u/topCSjobs — 1 day ago
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For people who sold FSBO with an empty house, did anything actually help buyers picture the space?

Been reading through this sub and I'm curious about something. A lot of FSBO sellers end up showing a place that's already empty, and I keep wondering how much that hurts. Do buyers struggle to picture themselves in blank rooms, or does it not really matter?

For those of you who sold your own place empty, did you do anything to help buyers see the potential?

I've seen people mention printing a staged photo and standing it in the room, or handing out a floor plan with measurements.

Did any of that move the needle, or is it effort that buyers ignore? Trying to understand what actually helps when there's no furniture to walk into.

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u/topCSjobs — 1 day ago

Do buyers respond differently when you show them what an empty room could look like during a showing?

Heard some agents say pulling up a staged version of an empty room on their phone completely changes how the buyer sees the space.

Others say buyers don't care and just want to see the house as it is.

What's your experience in the field?

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u/topCSjobs — 1 month ago

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