In my opinion, it has been blown way out of proportion! Staging may make a home look good in pictures and feel good when you view it. But, if you are buying a home, the best way to view the home is vacant! You want to see what you are spending your money on. You want to see every nook and cranny, crack and slope! Staging blocks and distracts you from what you really should be looking at, the features and construction of the home!
If you have a good buyer's agent helping you, your agent can help determine if your couch or bed will fit the space or how they will look in a certain room. Take notes of what you own and bring a tape measure with you when viewing a home. When a home is vacant, the seller is not able to hide anything. You see the real home, the whole home and nothing but the home and that is the best way to buy a home!
