Starting Your Own Home Staging Business

Do you have a knack for design and a way with people? If so, then you could start your own home staging business. However first it is important to understand some things about home staging that you might not already know. For example, if you have visions of decorating with lavish furnishings and colors, you'd be better off as an interior designer or home decorator. The reason for this is because with home staging a minimalistic approach is often taken. Think beige furniture and white linens, clean and simple.

Home staging companies understand that potential home buyers want to imagine what their own furniture and personal belongings would fit into the space. The last thing you want to do is distract from this with bright colors. Another thing is to eliminate all clutter and personal effects to make the home look like a show house. This means hairbrushes, toothbrushes and related items should be out of sight. The more impersonal, the better. As a stager, your job is to set the scene for a sale. This can be done a variety of ways.

For example, in your staging business you may advise your clients on how to fix the exterior of their home with new lighting or landscaping changes. The interior of the home should be spotless and freshly painted, which may require cleaning and painting professionals. Often an established staging company works closely with these types of businesses as well as with real estate agents. As the owner of your own home staging company, it helps to make connections like this in the industry. Often real estate agents recommend staging companies to their clients. As these businesses are related they can often help each other land clients.

While starting a home staging business might sound like the ideal job for you, consider the need for such services in your area. In small towns, the Realtor often advises the client on how to show their home. Staging companies are more successful in big cities, and have been found to be in demand in states like Florida and California. Even if there is no real demand for staging in your area, you can work in the real estate industry and take classes that teach you how to counsel sellers on how to prepare their homes for sale.

 




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How staging can help sell a house
Home Staging is the topic of a new Ridgefield Continuing Education workshop with Joanne Loftus, who says, "You don't get a second chance to make a first impression." "We will go room by room covering dos and don'ts and ideas that are inexpensive yet very effective," Ms. Loftus said. "Make your home as 'salable' as possible."..


Newt Gingrich turns US race on its head - The Australian

Newt Gingrich turns US race on its head
The Australian
Staging a remarkable comeback after his campaign had virtually stalled a week ago, the former House of Representatives Speaker secured 40 per cent of the vote in a state with a heavy concentration of social conservative Tea Party supporters and .

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Retirees get help selling home
Retirees planning to move into continuing care communities are getting some help selling their existing home from an unexpected ally. Retirement communities eager to attract residents have come up with a variety of solutions in the sluggish housing market, according to the Wall Street Journal...


U.S. Home Sales Rise 5% to 4.61 Million Pace in December - Bloomberg

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U.S. Home Sales Rise 5% to 4.61 Million Pace in December
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Enlarge image Sales of Previously Owned US Houses Finish 2011 on a High Sales of Previously Owned US Houses Finish 2011 on a High David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Bella Casa Home Staging worker Manuel Sanchez removes a chair from an elevator in the buidling .

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Banks and Wisconsin Realtors Turn to Home Staging Franchise to Help Sell . - PR.com (press release)

Banks and Wisconsin Realtors Turn to Home Staging Franchise to Help Sell .
PR.com (press release)
Home staging company, Showhomes of Madison, helps Wisconsin realtors and banks sell Madison foreclosures through providing a live-in home manager and home staging services. Madison, WI, January 21, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Foreclosed homes may be an .

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Home staging has its pros and cons
In an economy where homes are on the market for a longer period of time, experts say sellers have to step up their game. But before sellers drop the asking price, some say you should stage your home first...


Fine Living: As Mill Valley's Maison Reve closes, Garnish and Farmhouse Urban open
WHEN ONE HOME dcor shop door closes in Marin, it seems two new doors open. Yasmine McGrane, who opened Maison Reve stocked with flea market finds from Paris, the south of France and Belgium, recently announced the Mill Valley favorite will close Jan...


Home Economics: Marketing a house now means a lot more work
Not so long ago, marketing a house for sale was as simple as a newspaper ad, open house, the smell of bread baking in the oven, and a few shovelfuls of fresh mulch on the front gardens...


Home staging helps your home stand out
If you want potential buyers to choose your property over the competition, home staging - the act of making a home look visually appealing to buyers - can make your house stand out from the crowd, ...


Home show coming to Schwartz Center
The HomeEXPO and Remodeling Show runs Jan. 28 and 29 at the Schwartz Center...


HOME STAGING: A few changes can lead to a quick sale - Fond du Lac Reporter

HOME STAGING: A few changes can lead to a quick sale
Fond du Lac Reporter
Kelly Twohig, a Realtor with Adashun-Jones Real Estate, also believes in the power of home staging. EURI tell people, if you want to sell your house, you need to have it staged,EUR she said. Twohig pays for one hour of staging for each of her listings.

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New Virtual Staging Services Now Available for Furnished Homes!
Virtual staging isnt just about vacant properties anymore. Virtual Staging by Ilaria Barion is raising the bar with new services (Virtual De..



 

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