Home staging is the term used to describe preparing a home for sale. Not just a cleaning and some flowers on the table. Home staging involves going over a home thoroughly and making changes that will result in greater appeal to buyers.

Staged homes are known to sell faster and often for higher prices than non-staged homes. Many real estate agents will include staging in their service because they know home staging works.

My home staging training program, Home Staging Success, teaches step-by-step techniques used in home staging--things most people might not think of, but it's the little things that add up in a buyers mind.

A buyer may not even realize that it was the heavy drapes and sink full of dishes that made them dislike a home, not the actual house itself. In this example, the dishes and drapes would be obvious problems to address. A home stager will go far beyond the obvious, finding dozens of changes to make that will all add up to a stunning, market-ready home.

One thing that makes home staging an attractive business to start is that it doesn't require any special certification or degree of any kind. You just need to know what you're doing, and people will pay handsomely for you to do it. Home staging is an art, but it isn't difficult to learn. By the way, you can find out everything about home staging and starting a home staging business in my book.

I mentioned that home staging pays well. In some markets, home stagers charge $200 for a very basic evaluation & home staging report. Less expensive markets  have home staging fees at about $60 or $75 per hour. Either way, the home staging business pays very well.