My wife is interested in taking on being a homestager

Tell your wife to check out the "Stage It Forward" group on Active Rain. There she can find a ton of information about the business of home staging as well as inspriational before and after photos. Good luck to her!

Charles,

I'd be happy to chat with her.

631-899-3305

Chuck -- she may find this post helpful as it was written for people looking into a career as a home stager.  There is also much info here on A/R if she digs through the archives and reads current posts.

Maureen,

i read your letter and LOVED it!  If you don't mind, I would like to use that in response to the almost weekly inquiries I receive from gals who say, "I have no formal training or experience, but everyone says I have a good eye.  I helped my friend and she loved it.  Do you have a job or can you tell me how to get into staging.  It looks so fun"!

Only those of us who have spent years getting trained, and gaining experience, felt the rejection inherent in starting this business, spent the money on marketing, purchasing a huge amount of inventory, etc., can know how difficult it is.  I really appreciate that Chuck's wife would be interested, but there is so much more to it than meets the eye.  If, after reading your letter, someone is still interested, then and only then do they have a chance.

Chuck, I wish your wife well but you did the smart thing by asking experienced stagers what they thought.  Feel free to have her email me as well at news@salazarstaging.com.  I will answer any questions she may have.

Mel