Virtual staging photo checklist for property listings

Capture a strong source image

Virtual staging works best when the empty room is already photographed as a professional listing image.

• ✓Keep vertical lines straight
• ✓Show enough floor to place furniture
• ✓Use even daylight when possible
• ✓Remove temporary clutter
• ✓Export the largest clean file

Stage for the room and likely buyer

Furniture should explain scale and use. A small room benefits from fewer, appropriately sized pieces; a large room needs an arrangement that makes circulation and focal points clear.

Review and disclose the edit

Check windows, doors, outlets, built-ins, floor edges, and furniture scale. Label virtually staged images according to the rules of the listing platform and jurisdiction where they are used.