Ah, divided opinions.
I wouldn't count the cost of moving furniture into storage or the cost of moving it out once we bought another house. We are not eligible for a tax benefit from moving at all. But staging is a different question. Staging would not have been feasible at all if our (old) furniture had remained in the house. Isn't the whole idea of staging to replace what's there with more attractive - and perhaps less - furniture that shows off the house? For that matter, re-carpeting and interior re-painting would have been very difficult without removing at least some furniture.
