Set your listing date and the countdown dates every step of the six-week North Carolina staging plan, with the extra steps for older homes, vacant homes and virtual staging.
Steps from the NC Real Estate Commission’s disclosure statement and radon bulletin, the EPA lead disclosure rule and mold guide, NCDA&CS Form WDIR 100, NC REALTORS® on virtual staging and the NAR 2025 Profile of Home Staging.
How the countdown works
The plan follows our The North Carolina Home Staging Checklist: Six Weeks From Cluttered to Listed: decisions and paperwork early, cosmetic work late. Six weeks is a comfortable pace; if your date is closer, the countdown marks the steps that are already late so you can compress them rather than skip them.
The three boxes add steps that only some sellers need. A home built before 1978 brings the federal lead disclosure rule. A vacant home needs the power, cooling and yard kept up while it is listed. Virtual staging needs a clear disclosure in the listing.
Dates are counted in calendar days back from your listing date and run in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere. Use the print button to keep a paper copy on the fridge.
The countdown is a planning aid, not legal advice. Your broker will tell you when the disclosure statement and other forms are needed for your sale.