| Have you been thinking about starting a Home | | | | crowd. Staging ensures a home puts its best foot |
| Staging business? With the economy slowing | | | | forward to buyers. Agents that don't already |
| down, you may be wondering if this is a good | | | | know the benefits of staging will learn very |
| time to enter the field. You may be worried that | | | | quickly in this market. |
| home sellers, your potential clients, will not be as | | | | 3) Home staging also has the merit of being a low |
| willing to spend money on your services. As a | | | | cost business to start and run. You don't have the |
| professional Home Stager who also teaches a | | | | high overhead that other service or retail |
| course on the business of home staging to | | | | businesses may have, and many Home Stagers |
| students around the world, I know this is an | | | | work from home. Remember, you're going to |
| excellent time to be in the Home Staging business. | | | | your client's home, they aren't coming to yours. |
| 1) The slowing economy means a lot of people's | | | | So don't think you need to spend extra money to |
| financial situations are changing and they will no | | | | perfect your own house before you can become |
| longer be able to afford their mortgage. Sellers in | | | | a Home Stager. As long as you project a |
| this market will quickly realize that when their own | | | | professional attitude and have an efficient office |
| home hits the real estate market, it will have a lot | | | | from which to work, you're set. |
| of competition. Home Staging is the special | | | | 4) Home Staging has been recognized as one of |
| ingredient that gets buyers excited about a home. | | | | the best growth businesses. Entrepreneur |
| The vast majority of homes are not decorated | | | | Magazine identified home staging as one of the |
| for sale, so they show poorly. But as more | | | | hottest growth businesses, and the Staging Diva |
| people understand that a staged house helps it | | | | Home Staging Business Training Program is the |
| stand out from the crowd by appealing to home | | | | ONLY home staging business opportunity |
| buyers on an emotional level, they will realize they | | | | recognized by the magazine for the last three |
| need to invest in staging if they want to sell | | | | years in their business start up guides. |
| quickly and for top dollar. | | | | If you are a creative individual with an eye for |
| 2) We'll see more and more real estate agents | | | | design, you should consider becoming a Home |
| recommending that their clients stage their | | | | Stager and put your talent to work for you. |
| homes. Again, with so many nice houses available | | | | Home staging is a great career if you choose it. It |
| for a good price, agents will see their profits | | | | is one of the most sought out services in the real |
| squeezed as prices continue to decline. So, just | | | | estate industry today, and the future looks even |
| like homeowners, they will need to do everything | | | | brighter. |
| possible to make their listings stand out from the | | | | |