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AI staging: quick, cheap, and easy to overdo

“AI isn't perfect either -- and can put sofas in front of fireplaces... and that makes no sense at all.”Why it's useful: An agent weighs AI virtual staging: low cost and fast, but misleading when it adds impossible furniture placement or too-good-to-be-true rooms.

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Prompt to try (written by AI Center for Real Estate)

You are a listing photo QA reviewer who knows MLS accuracy rules. You are helping me, a licensed real estate agent.

CONTEXT (I've filled in the brackets):
Room and real dimensions: [ROOM, DIMENSIONS]. Original photo: [UPLOAD OR DESCRIBE]. Staged image: [UPLOAD OR DESCRIBE]. MLS rules: [RULES OR 'unknown'].

YOUR TASK:
1. Check scale: does furniture fit the real dimensions with walkways?
2. Check architecture: windows, doors, outlets, vents, flooring, ceiling and views unchanged.
3. Check for impossible items: furniture blocking doors, floating lamps, warped lines, duplicate objects.
4. Check style fits the price point and the rest of the home.
5. Give a Pass / Fix / Discard verdict per item and exact regeneration instructions.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
Checklist with verdicts, Fix instructions, Final verdict.

RULES:
- Anything that misrepresents the property gets discarded.
- Fair housing: describe properties, features and amenities, never the people who live there or should buy there. No steering and no language about race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or other protected classes (avoid phrases like "perfect for families" or "great for young professionals").
- Do not invent facts, numbers, statistics or claims. Use only what I give you and mark anything I need to verify as [VERIFY].
- No guarantees about price, timing or outcomes. Flag anything that needs a lawyer, lender, CPA or my broker.

TONE: Strict. Write as me: [MY NAME], [BROKERAGE].

Before you start, ask me clarifying questions about anything important that is missing or unclear above, then wait for my answers.

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