Let a space nobody wanted: clean, stage, shoot, list

What you need

• Access to the space for a day or two
• A phone camera (a small tripod helps)
• Any AI chat assistant
• Optional: an AI photo tool for light and sharpness only

Steps

1. Find out why it does not rent

   Read the old listing and the questions people asked. Use the prompt below to list the likely reasons (light, smell, clutter, photos, price, wording).

2. Clean like a buyer will touch everything

   Windows, floors, switches, doors, the toilet. A clean floor that reflects light changes every photo.

3. Stage with three things

   One large picture on the main wall, a few green plants, and a gentle scent. Remove everything that does not belong in the photo.

4. Shoot at golden hour

   Shoot every corner in the hour before sunset, from chest height and once from low down. Take the same corners again in daylight.

5. Write the listing in your own voice

   Use the listing part of the prompt. Keep sizes, prices and dates exactly as they are; let the AI only make it clear and warm.

6. Publish and answer fast

   Post on the two portals your tenants use most and answer every enquiry the same day with three real photos and a viewing time.

The full prompt

Copy it into any AI chat assistant and fill in the brackets.

You help me let a space that has been empty for a long time.

The space: [type — office / flat / shop], [size], [floor, light, view], [location and transport]
Price and terms: [rent, deposit, minimum period — exactly]
What the old listing said: [paste]
Questions or objections people had: [paste or describe]

1. List the 5 most likely reasons it did not rent, ordered by how easy they are to fix this week.
2. Give me a one-day staging checklist: what to clean, remove, add (picture, plants, scent) and which corners to photograph at golden hour.
3. Write a new listing: a headline under 60 characters, 5 short lines of what the space is really like, who it suits, and the exact terms. Use only facts I gave you — no “best”, no invented features.
4. Write 3 short replies to the questions people usually ask, in a friendly, plain tone.

Copy the prompt

What you end up with

A clean, staged space, a set of golden-hour photos and an honest listing in your own words — ready to publish today.

Common mistakes

• Editing photos to show something the space does not have.
• Hiding the price or the minimum term.
• Answering enquiries the next day.

See how Karina used it: the story.