Aw, c'mon, really? Stage a vacant piece of land?

No. Well, sort of, yes.

Actually, and in all seriousness, staging principles DO apply to presenting vacant land for sale. The buyer needs to see what you're selling. In fact, anyone selling a sizable lot should take these points to heart.

1. Let the buyer SEE what you're selling.

POST the perimeter, or at the very least, ribbon the thing. I have trailed all over 22 acre lots, 9 acres, 3, 8 recently and beyond getting exhausted, I couldn't see what I was being shown. Without at least that pink nylon ribbon surveyors use, one tree looked very much like another; there was no way to assess the potential of the space. I don't see in acreage; I have no idea what 2 looks like vs. 4; and I suspect I am in the majority here!

2. De-Clutter: Why do farmers leave broken machinery, abandoned carivans, old tires just lying around?

C'mon, it makes the place look awful, literally a dump. City Slickers are moving to the rolling hills in droves with their laptops and internet connections. They don't find rusted-out stuff charming - it looks like a hazard at best, and a law suit more likely.

3. Focal Points: The Hunter's Stake Out, up a tree, camouflaged with a bit of old shower curtain?

Bad.

4. Architectural Character: Falling down barns and moss covered silos?

Lovely... a good selling feature... but rope off all entries. Termites and basic wood rot make those floors mighty unsafe.

5. Light, location, space: If you're selling the views, make sure a buyer can see them. Plow a track so they can get to the top of the knoll and see what's what - especially the horizon.

Forthright comments for sure, but seriously, folks: the market's marshmallowing. You wanna sell something? Make the effort to present it so at least buyers can see what it is you're selling!