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Showhomes: America’s Largest Home Staging Business - No Industry Experience is Necessary

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There’s a reason the Travel Channel calls Showhomes ‘The Best Kept Secret in Real Estate.” Showhomes is a niche business – unless you are a Realtor who lists high end vacant homes, are a homeowner struggling to sell a high end vacant home in a market with a Showhomes office or you’ve looked for luxury single family home rentals, you’ve likely never encountered us. Since 1986, Showhomes has helped over 25,000 homeowners sell vacant homes valued at well over $8 Billion.

Amazing Press….

Showhomes has been so successful in its 23 year history that it has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Travel Channel, HGTV, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The LA Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Houston Chronicle, Budget Living Magazine, ABC, FOX, CBS, CNN and many, many other publications. These media outlets have figured out why we are worth talking about!

A winning business…
Showhomes franchisees in business for the past four years increased their revenues to over 250% of 2004 levels. Showhomes franchisees in continuous operations over the last 3 years have average revenues of over $220,000 per year! Showhomes is a real, scalable and potentially profitable franchise offering. Best of all, we grow by helping the most important people, our customers! By providing real value to them, we thrive. Don’t take our word for it, though – our franchise owners are our best sales people.

Staging: A fractured Industry

Ever watch HGTV? If you have, you know that home staging has become the norm for selling homes and required to sell a vacant home. HGTV is filled with shows about home staging and ask any Realtor and they know the value of staging. Showhomes is the only nationally franchised Home Staging business and in addition to being the first, we are by far the largest. Our franchisees easily compete against unorganized mom and pop staging companies because they have the backing and resources of a true national company behind them.

Have fun, provide a valuable service—and own your own business!

Showhomes does well in any real estate market condition and now that the housing market is slowing, there is more demand for staging services than ever before. <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:169.5pt;height:109.5pt'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\THOMSC~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image004.jpg" o:title="for02zz"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->

If you love real estate, like sales, want to be your own boss and want to own a business that can help you meet your goals, fill out the contact form below. No design or real estate experience is necessary!

“It's really fun! I get up in the morning and really love the challenge of succeeding in the business. I love that I get to help people, its creative, I get to market, I get to decorate houses and most of all, I get to do what I want to do!” ~ Sherri Nichols, Franchise Owner: Pensacola, FL. Nichols was awarded the Best New Franchise for 2007.

Areas of Expertise

Showhomes is a niche business - we work with homeowners who have vacant homes for sale generally priced $400,000 and over. Our average home we stage is valued at just over one million. We have a lengthy track record of success dating back to the mid 1980 and Showhomes has gotten results for its customers in every type of market condition from boom to bust and back.

Testimonials

Here's what Showhomes homeowners, Realtors and franchise owners have to say about our services and opportunities.

"Showhomes Home Managers bring life to a home that otherwise isn’t there. And it’s much easier to get buyers into a Showhome for showings, because the homes are always in great shape and ready to show, inside and out- whenever we call."

"When a house is vacant, buyers make lowball offers, hoping to take advantage of an owner they think is desperate to sell. Furnished, decorated homes strike an emotional chord, and buyers make premium offers. "

"The feedback I got on this house from other Realtors—before and after Showhomes—was like night and day. After Showhomes transformed the home, no one could believe it had been on the market for three years. It sold quickly for 96% of list price, in a cash deal."

"Showhomes doesn't just bring furniture—they bring an environment….When a property is staged by Showhomes, buyers spend three times as long looking at it—and imagining it as their own home."

"Our showings have doubled since Showhomes took over our vacant listings."

"Within a week after the home manager moved in, we had three offers on an $835,000 home that had previously been shown more than 250 times."

"We had a listing that sat and sat. Once we got a home manager in there, it sold in three weeks-at a premium price."

"I've seen Showhomes magically turn cold, empty rooms into a warm, inviting home-in a single weekend!"

"Vacant homes convey a sterile feeling that gives potential buyers the impression the house needs work."