Virtual staging has a place. If a home is already under contract with a fast closing, if a listing needs to go live before furniture can physically arrive, or if a seller is truly out of options, I get it, and I've recommended it myself as a last resort. But I want to be honest about something the marketing around virtual staging doesn't say out loud: in most cases, it doesn't actually help sell the house. It just helps the listing photos and MAYBE helps get people in the doo