Home Staging Business

If you have an eye for interior decorating and want to run your own home business, a home staging business can provide a great, low-cost start up opportunity for you and it's a great home business to start part-time on weekends while you're still employed. Very low start up costs - no inventory to carry and minimal supplies. Services can be in demand whether the real estate market is strong or weak.
No licensing or specialized training required. This is a great home business that you can grow through referrals from satisfied clients and/or local realtors. Word-of-mouth advertising is very powerful for this business opportunity. You'll need to find a way to get potential clients to have faith in your abilities and your advice in order to build your portfolio.
You may need to work weekends and/or evenings, as many of your clients will only be able to meet with you during those times. You should get to know your local real estate market - what buyers are looking for, etc. You'll need to build a portfolio in order to convince potential clients that you're worth the money. An organized means of building your portfolio - through before and after photos, success stories, etc.
An eye for design/decorating and a good idea of what's selling in your home resale market. Good people skills to convince prospects to sign on and to handle objections from clients if they crop up. Staging is increasingly viewed by many in a competitive market as a necessary step to take before selling a home, and many home sellers use the services of a professional home stager or a real estate agent with staging experience and expertise to help them stage their homes before it goes on the market.