Showhomes: Home Staging with a Twist

Showhomes, a pioneer in the home staging industry, has a unique take on traditional home staging: we find people to live in and help stage vacant houses so that the homes show better and sell faster. In today’s real estate market, mansions and just about every other type of property are difficult to sell, and Showhomes is the most economical way for the owner of a vacant home to get a fully staged and managed piece of real estate.

Showhomes is one of the best-kept secrets in the real estate industry.  The nationally franchised company started in 1986 and has had locations thrive in a wide range of market conditions.  It is a business with excellent fundamentals, a great track record and tremendous potential.  We’ve helped over 25,000 homeowners sell vacant homes in every type of market condition imaginable.

No Industry Experience Necessary

We’re not looking for interior designers or decorators. We’re looking for a business owner who can hire and manage home stagers and employees to build a scalable and successful home staging business. If you can manage a small team and are drive to push for results, Showhomes is a business you should research. There is huge demand for our service and we’re expanding!

Top Ranked Franchise System

• Better Business Bureau A+ Rating
• 5 star rating based on 241 customer reviews
• Top 50 Franchise Company for Franchisee Satisfaction
• Top 30 Low Investment Businesses
• #20 in the Franchise Hot 100 list for 2010
• Member of the International Franchise Association (IFA)
• Member of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)

1 out of 9 Houses in the US are Vacant

USA Today recently reported that vacant homes are at an all time high.  From Maine to Hawaii, millions of new McMansions, post-World War II bungalows, modern downtown lofts, ex-urban town homes, and inner-city row houses sit empty. This unprecedented glut of vacant homes — one in nine homes across the USA, according to this article — will change the real estate landscape for years.  The opportunity for growth in Showhomes is substantial.

What you get with your franchise:

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  A systemized business with over 20 years experience of success
• Your own local website
• Ramp-up support and ongoing sales coaching
• Exclusive territories
• Multiple revenue streams
• State of the art insurance programs for you and your homes
• Proven marketing programs and proprietary systems
• Staging training and certification
• Weekly company calls, online forum and annual conference
• Web-based database system for managing your franchise
• Name brand recognition
• Continued research and development
• Wholesale furniture and accessories
• National buying power
• Ongoing improvement and training

“I really love the community of franchisees. If I have a problem or need advice, I can always pick up the phone and call the home office or another franchise owner. Having so many people in the same business facing the same issues is great. I never feel alone.”
~ Judy Pokorny, Franchise Owner: Toledo, Oh.

Cindy Montgomery Minneapolis, Minnesota

“I am a franchise owner of the Minneapolis Market (Franchise of the Year 2009 award winner). I can tell you that I LOVE MY JOB! We have a huge following of dedicated realtors, home owners and home managers who enjoy our services as well as benefit from our design skills and thus we SELL homes! In today’s competitive market you have to show above the rest – and ours do. We have already blown out our numbers this year over last year. Showhomes Works! A recent testimonial just received yesterday touted our success in having staged and helped sell a home that had been vacant for over 1.5 years and the offer was 25% MORE than the pre-staged offer! And it was contracted 8 days after staging!! Better yet, today, we received an offer on a home that we just staged with a Home Manager 3 days after staging just last week! Staged homes are what sells homes– staged homes with people take that up a whole notch ~ warmth, and energy are what bring the higher offers and the faster sale times! We’re excited to be a part of the Showhomes team and thrilled to help realtors, homeowners and home managers enjoy the wonderful benefits of our program! Staging works! Showhomes rocks!”

“I purchased my first franchise in Little Rock, Arkansas in 2003. In 2008, I had the opportunity to purchase my second franchise in Memphis, Tennessee. I believe that Showhomes is the best ROI (return on investment) of any franchise out there. As a Showhomes franchisee, I have exceeded my own expectations winning 2007 Franchise of the year, 2008 Top Single Unit Franchise, 2007, 2008 Strongest Market Presence.”

Jeff and Heidi Ross Little Rock and Memphis