Happy Monday Morning White Wallers! Who is into making some extra cash on the side? Do you love to refinish or paint furniture?

Are you thinking about a furniture flipping business? I see a lot of you on WW asking how much to charge for pieces you finished and are ready to resell.

It is a great hobby to make some extra cash.

So, I wanted to give you a few tips coming form my own personal experience. Furniture flipping is fun and profitable if you know a few key things to help you succeed. Every area of the country is different.

Can you buy low and sell higher? Look for an over abundance of painted pieces, a flooded market is not a good thing but it can be worked with if you prepare for it. If your market is busy with refinished items how can you make your items different?

What can you do to make them stand out from the rest? We all have things in our lives that eat up our time. See if you can schedule time to begin a furniture flipping business and work on projects regularly. Be realistic with yourself.

A part time job from home is a great thing for military families but you have to have a dedicated amount of time to make it happen. Working from home can be distracting and hard to get motivated some days. As my hubby says: This will keep you from being the next star on Hoarders. I specifically use quality products that are non toxic and VOC free so I can do this.

The spaces you need to begin a furniture flipping business are…. A Facebook business page, blog, an Instagram account, a twitter account, even Pinterest has a business account option. Photos of your work: Always take a before and after!

Always stage your pieces for the photo shoot. Place simple non distracting but homey items in or on or around the sales piece. You can find easy apps for your phone or extensive computer programs like photo shop to do this task.

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It can be simple like your name, business name or website or complex like a logo… either way always fade it out and make it transparent so it does not distract from the image but is still there is someone wants the information. Posting a Sale Listing: I find it best to make bullet points about the highlights to an item… is it solid wood, dovetail drawers, maybe it has a prestigious manufacture, or a special style of furniture, do you use quality paints with benefits like for me I use non toxic, VOC free, eco friendly, kid friendly and made in America paints and always add Hand-painted by: Also Include ways to contact you and if you offer shipping.

They are key to social marketing any item even a furniture flipping business. Make sure you hashtag your town and state too… this will attract local buyers.

I understand as much about taxes as I do about the space time continuum. So I will be brief. I hate this part and this is the entire reason for this post. We see a whole lot of pricing questions on the WW page.

It is a key part of a furniture flipping business. I have a fantastic equation handed down to me by my dear Mother In Law an artist for hire for the last 40 years.

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I am going to share with you. Before I get into how to use the equation I want you to keep a couple of things in mind. Same goes for your paints or brushes… if you use a discount code or got something on sale use the Retail Value amount in this equation. Why should you do this? This adds consistency to your pricing over time. Now how long you work on and item and how much to charge for your time? How much are you worth? You have a skill not everyone possesses! You are worth more then minimum wage.

If you devalue yourself, it is harder to succeed.

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Now that we have established what your not worth… Lets look at what you are worth. Do you want to do this as a hobby or as a furniture flipping business? Are you willing to take time to research, practice and implement new techniques and finishes? Have you been refinishing furniture for a while now? All these things add value to your time. Remember when you start out you will be slower than when you get experience behind you. Say this project takes you 4 hrs from start to finish, from cleaning and repairing to watching the sealer dry.

This price always scares me… why? Because I am a DIYer not a BUYer and would never pay this price myself on an item like this. Your not selling to DIYers…. I am happy to help at anytime you can leave a comment below asking any questions or sharing your business tips too.

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