Virtual staging is the practice of taking photographs of the rooms and having pictures of furnishings added to those photos for your online listings. Some companies who offer this service are really good and it is difficult to tell that the furnishings aren’t real when looking at the pictures. Here is the issue. Psychologists will tell you that one of the biggest contributing factors to anger and disappointment is unmet expectations. As a potential buyer, expecting to see the house they looked at online, walking in to an empty house will create a negative emotional reaction. It will take a lot of convincing to turn that negativity around.