7 Property Stagers Business Success Stories [2023]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a property stagers business:
1. Afford Anything ($126K/year)
Think you can’t invest in real estate because you love to travel? Think again. Here’s how one traveler renovates, manages and rents her investment property.
Paula Pant (from New York, NY, USA) started Afford Anything about 12 years ago.
- Paula quit her job in 2008 and went backpacking around Asia and Australia for the next two years.
- When she returned to the US in 2010 she wanted to do something independently and chose a career as a self-employed writer which brought her a six-figure income.
- She used this money to buy a three-unit house and put two of the units on rent.
- Paula saved money and kept investing in real estate for the next few years.
- Now, she lives her life, and travels the world while her real estate properties are earning money for her.
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2. Meridith Baer ($20.4M/year)
The star of HGTV's 'Staged to Perfection' spent 18 years working as a screenwriter, but her career path was completely unscripted.
Meridith Baer (from Los Angeles, California, USA) started Meridith Baer about 25 years ago.
The star of HGTV's 'Staged to Perfection' spent 18 years working as a screenwriter, but her career path was completely unscripted.
- In 1998, Meredith Baer offered to renovate her friend's home that has been on the market unsold for over a year. With her own furniture and potted plants, she decorated the place and showed buyers how they can live in this space. The house was sold for $500,000 and with this, her journey as a home stager began.
- Soon brokers started reaching out to her and she was flooded with projects staging numerous properties. This is how her company Meridith Baer & Associates was born.
- In 2012, she renamed her company Meridith Baer Home.
- Her company touched new heights year after year and she expanded her business from California to Connecticut, New York, Florida, San Francisco, Las Vegas and to global locations like Cabo San Lucas.
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Learn more about starting a property stagers business:
Where to start?
-> How much does it cost to start a property stagers business?
-> Pros and cons of a property stagers business
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-> Examples of established property stagers business
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4. Afford Anything
- Estimated revenue: $10.5K/month
- Business rank: #157K
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5. Virtual Home Staging & Interior Design Solutions
Hassle-free virtual staging services at 50% lower prices than the market! Automated interior design platform for real estate agents, homeowners, architects & interior designers.
- Business rank: #331K
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6. Meridith Baer
Meridith Baer Home is the premier home staging company in the nation. With offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Hamptons, and Miami, we offer staging, interior design, luxury furniture leasing, and Instant Home services.
- Estimated revenue: $1.7M/month
- Business rank: #875K
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