In a recent study and article by redfin.com the #6 reason to a slow sale of a house was to show it vacant. The study suggests keeping your homeowners there. It showed 9.5% of homes that were vacant would go through a price reduction, based on what a buyers thinking process was when buying a home. When they see it empty, they automatically assume the homeowner needs to get out fast, thus bidding low.
Marketing your Home to Sell- 7 Tactics By Redfin.com
http://www.redfin.com/scientist
To avoid this underbidding, home staging and the use of furniture can turn your lonely house into a "Buy Me" house.
Redesign Etc. Home Staging: A full-service home staging business since 2006, offers a wide variety of staging services for unoccupied and occupied homes. We have successfully staged and consulted on over 100 million dollars worth of property in and around the Houston/Bay area. Our company has a proven track record and uses current staging techniques to target market your area, showing potential buyers a "lifestyle." In 2017 our staged properties averaged 24 hours to 14 D.O.M.
