Furniture Rental

Cut overhead by getting rental furniture for short term needs
By Heather Topham Wood, Freelance Writer Furniture rental serves a wide variety of needs. Some businesses may wish to use furniture rental companies to outfit their offices. In other cases, you may work in real estate and need residential furniture rental services.

Either way, you'll find to rent furniture is a very simple process. It can save you a lot of money on overhead if you only require the rental furniture pieces for a short period of time.

1. Browse the catalogs of furniture rental companies. You can compare different prices of each piece and get an idea of the style you wish to select.

2. Contact a furniture rental and leasing agency. They'll dispatch one of their agents to your location and give you an estimate on the rental furniture.

3. Sign a contract with the furniture rental business. After selecting your rental furniture, the furniture rental and leasing company will set the terms of your agreement. Within the contract, you should find lease dates, pricing information, and costs associated with any damage to the rented furniture.

Locate an office furniture rental company

When you wish to set up a lease agreement for office furniture rentals, you want a company who specializes in this type of supply. Many office furniture rental companies will have all components of workstations and common office areas for rent.
Try:  For a nationwide office rental company, contact OFRA. They have distribution centers set up throughout the United States. Fill out their short request form to have a sales agent contact you about renting furniture. You can contact the agents at Churchill Furniture Rental as well about similar services.

Set up an appointment with a business that specializes in residential furniture rental

Most companies will either carry office or residential furniture rentals. With a residential furniture company, they'll offer a selection of sofas, dining tables, beds, coffee tables, and more.
Try:  With CORT, you can see the different pieces of residential furniture rentals they carry for each room of a house. Take time to also browse the online catalog of home rental furniture pieces from Aaron Rents, Inc.

Arrange delivery of your furniture rentals

Most furniture rental companies will work with you to get your furniture out to you as soon as possible. Avoid rental agencies with a long backlog of lease orders, even if you're not in a big hurry for your rental pieces.
Try:  You can arrange for quick delivery of your furniture through the furniture rental company, Brook Furniture Rental. You can lease residential or office furniture for up to twelve months for very low rates. With OfficeFurniture2go.com, you'll get both quick and free delivery on your furniture rentals.

• In the last few years, the home staging business has grown substantially. Home owners looking to sell their property hire a home stager to appeal to as many buyers as possible. If you're in this area of real estate, you can greatly benefit from residential furniture rentals.