home staging business advice: 5 Tips to Help you Succeed at Home Staging - 05/15/11 07:37 PM
When you're a professional home stager, you have to wear many hats and juggle a lot of balls!

In addition to the actual staging work, there are many other activities that fill your days -- like keeping track of your staging projects calendar, organizing inventory and shopping for more, responding to requests for proposals, managing contracts & payments, and prospecting for new clients.  No wonder many of us feel like we need many more hours in the week!
Over the past five years I've found that focusing on a few key points helps to stay on track in such a … (27 comments)

home staging business advice: So You Want to be a Home Stager? Here's a Letter just for You ... - 09/20/09 01:33 PM
Many of us regularly receive emails or calls from "wannabe" stagers .... I've had so many that I came up with a letter to send them.  They deserve to know the "reality" of the staging business and not just hear about how "easy" it is (as shown on TV and by some staging training companies) .... 
Dear Wannabe Stager,
Thank you for inquiring about the home staging business.  I’m often contacted by people who’d like to know more about staging and how to get started.  One of the most important things to consider is that professional stagers should be committed to running a … (50 comments)

home staging business advice: Requiem for a Home Stager ~ What went wrong? - 08/15/09 07:22 PM
Have you seen this happen in your city? 
Someone sees those HGTV shows on home staging & design and "knows" they'd be great at staging homes for sale!  Excited and full of optimism, they eagerly take a course on home staging (where they may be told that making money is easy and that very little investment is required).  They figure out a name for their business, obtain liability & inventory insurance, start buying inventory (sometimes just accessories at first until they get a feel for what they might need) and figure out storage options.
Next they order business cards, have an attorney review … (43 comments)

 
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging, "Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes" (Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR)

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Portland, OR

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Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR

Address: PO Box 19024, Portland, OR, 97280

Office: (503) 246-1800

Office: (503) 246-1800





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