Comments on: Home staging is not a minimum wage job

By: Debra Gould, The Staging Diva

Debra Gould, The Staging Diva — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:32:06 +0000

Thanks Judy! So glad I could help you. Please feel free to spread the word about Home Staging Business Report to others in any discussion groups you are on with home stagers or aspiring home stagers!

By: Judy Park

Judy Park — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:27:28 +0000

I just want to say that I really appreciate reading all your feed back , this is an excellent area to get information about the pros and cons of staging.
I am just starting into the market and really need all the adivce I can absorb.
thanks again

By: Donna McBrier

Donna McBrier — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:45 +0000

I too live in a depressed area, we have the highest unemployment rate in the country. In fact due to the company I worked for closing I have decided to realize my dream of enjoying decorating and homes ( I’m the person who goes to open houses out of curiosity and often offers a suggestion to the realtor about a smell or something negative in the home)
Just getting started I have enjoyed several great jobs, but I had to give the realtors coupons for free $150 home evaluations just to get in the door but then the work involved is unbelieveable. I don’t think I would have gotten these jobs if I hadn’t included cleaning out garages and basements along with the entire house, painting and then decorating and staging the home.
But without all this preliminary work the home wouldn’t have made since to stage.
It seems realtors in my area think a home is a candidate for staging if it’s a real disaster and almost a lost cause…
I’d appreciate any suggestions, and I’d like to know how you all are doing since these posts were last updated in April. Mave Hiegill how is the apartments rental’s going, I thought that was a great idea.

By: Tip 3: How Much Money You Can Make as a Home Stager

Tip 3: How Much Money You Can Make as a Home Stager — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:33:29 +0000

[...] If you’ve seen those ads promising $31.45 an hour and you think that’s good pay for a home stager, I strongly encourage you to read “Home Staging Is Not a Minimum-Wage Job.” [...]

By: Debra Gould, The Staging Diva

Debra Gould, The Staging Diva — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:22:13 +0000

Lisa, I totally agree that realtors should stick to selling real estate rather than staging their listings. I only recommend real estate agents take my program to learn how to run profitable staging businesses if they are tired of the 24/7 demands of selling real estate and would prefer to earn their income from staging.In course 4 of the Staging Diva Training Program I spend a lot of time explaining what messages a stager should use with real estate agents to help them understand the value of what we do and why they shouldn't be doing the staging themselves.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:48:42 +0000

Thank you for taking the time to educate us on home staging..Great article!
However, I have been in the interior design field for more then 20 years and I believe that Realtors should stick to selling house and the design firms/staging company’s do the staging…

By: joan jewell

joan jewell — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:15:11 +0000

We do not have that situation here in Corry. In two weeks they have had at least 9 houses get contracts. We of course have a small population of 11,000 I think that is right. The more expensive homes are still there. They run from 179,000 and 358,000 and higher. I know in larger populated areas they are having cold sales and foreclosures, as my daughter lives in Phoenix and her husband is a realtor.

I think that was a good idea that you could stage rentals at this time of economic crisis!

By: Mave Hiegel

Mave Hiegel — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:04:13 +0000

I think your pricing strategy is in line with the times. However, my big concern in the United States is the economic situation. Buyers cannot get loans, which impacts our business in a big way. We can stage all the homes we want for the Sellers and Realtors…but if the buyers cannot get loans, then they are not going to be looking at homes. As a former Realtor, I know the importance of Staging…it makes a huge difference. What I’m trying now is to focus my marketing efforts in new ways. All those “buyers” who can’t buy homes are going to need a place to live…apartments. Turning our services towards helping clients settle in to their new apartment digs is a way for us Stagers to take control of the market slump.

By: joan jewell

joan jewell — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:47:16 +0000

This free gift of Twelve Tips on starting Home Staging has given me a lot of information that would help me with my business I am starting up, after I move. We are waiting for a loan to go through. I would be able to have my own office in the house I would be moving. I just got my business cards printed.

I have studied Interior Decorating but have not heard much about Home staging in our area. My City is small and the cost of living isn’t high but I think 300 0r 400.00 a consultation might work here in Corry, Pa. My name of my company is Distinctive Touches ….Interior Decorater Home staging & Decor. How much did some of you new people start off earning??

Joan Jewell
Corry, Pa.

By: Gwen

Gwen — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:32:54 +0000

It is very interesting to read all the comments and Im glad I came upon this website ! I try to watch every TV Show on the subject and until recently, I did not know that there was a formal course available. When I did find out, I got sold on the $31.45 per hour guarantee so I could get work experience before heading out into the world on my own !! And now I am an aspiring Home Stager and loving every moment of it ! Having said that, I just could not understand how one would survive as a Professional Home Stager at that rate considering the amount of effort, talent and cost of doing business to take a home from standard to spectacular. All the same, I was willing to give this a shot as it is something I truly enjoy. Thanks Debra for discussing this topic and thanks to each one for sharing your experiences. It definitely gives me an idea of what to expect out there.