We've moved many times and never staged or used a stager. Though it is a good idea to de-clutter and take personal items (think photos on walls for instance). Minimize furniture in rooms as well. Years ago we were trying to sell our home and it wasn't selling. The realtor told us (this was in the 80's) that potential buyers were having a hard time visualizing their items in the rooms, that we had way too much furniture. That was a learning experience for us to be sure.
We sold our "up north" house---one realtor told us we needed to re-paint the walls as the colors we had were too bold. We didn't and our house still sold---that was in a sluggish market too. The colors were popular and not garrish so maybe that helped.
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