Although the chances that you can buy an authentic Persian rug and then sell it five years later at a considerable profit are very small, many people purchase these beautiful handwoven works of art because they know the rug can appreciate in value over the years.

Read below for tips on how to purchase a Persian rug so that you can be sure it will increase in value over time.

• You first need to visit several Dallas rug dealers and start learning about what qualities to look for in a rug. Aim to visit at least three dealers. (Naturally, we hope that Behnam Rugs will be one of those dealers.)
• Don’t be shy about this: people go into the rug business because they have a passion for these beautiful rugs and want to pass that passion along to others. It’s rare a rug dealer will not want to take you by the hand and educate you about their rugs.
• A first step in ascertaining a rug’s quality is to look at the ticket on the rug. You want to make sure the rug has no fewer than 100 knots per square inch (for geometric designs), or about 300 knots per square inch (for floral designs).