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Virtual staging cost calculator

Compare a physical staging quote with virtually staging the same empty rooms. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.

Empty rooms / photos to stage

Expected months on market

Physical staging quote per month, USD (typical 3-bed: about $2,000)

Physical staging total: $4,000

Virtual staging: $45 (5 photos at $9)

Difference: $3,955 saved with virtual staging

How the numbers work

Physical staging total = monthly quote × months on market. Many stagers add a design and install fee and a minimum term, so treat this as the low end. Virtual staging = $9 per photo, or $59 for a pack of 8 whenever that is cheaper; the calculator picks the lower price for you.

Three honest notes

• Disclose it. Virtual staging must be disclosed on the MLS, and every StagedPixel image carries a visible "Virtually staged" label.
• Physical staging helps in person. Buyers walking through a furnished home feel scale and flow in a way photos cannot match.
• Virtual is for photos only. It makes the listing photos work harder online. At the showing, the rooms are still empty.

Related guides

• Virtual staging MLS disclosure
• Photographing vacant listings
• Virtual staging cost
• Which rooms to stage first
• Virtual vs physical staging