Much has been written about the power of home staging to visually present a home at its best for purpose of a quicker and more profitable sale. What a buyer sees in the first 10 seconds of their tour makes an incredible impact on the buyer's impression of the property. If their first instinct is negative, they will subconsciously look for flaws in the home to support their hypothesis. If they like what they see in the first 10 seconds, they'll look for reasons to buy the house.
But sight is just one of the five (or six) senses at play here. Let's not neglect sound, touch, smell, taste and that elusive sixth sense.