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Home Staging and Real Estate Sales - A Winning Combination

By John Mann
Aug 9, 2009
Home staging is a proven method for helping realtors sell homes quickly and at a higher price than the original listing price. Therefore, it's only logical that a realtor should look at home staging training to further their success rate. After all the quicker you sell a home the better it is for both you the realtor and the homeowner.

Home staging training is becoming increasingly popular and is offered in several different formats to accommodate most people's schedules. Depending on your schedule, you can either sign up for a live class or complete the training online. The flexibility in when these training courses are offered really leaves no excuse for putting them off or not completing them.

The competition among realtors is often fierce so you'll want to gain any advantage you can. Using the skills you picked up during the training will make the homes your showing stand out among your competitors. Most realtors will tell you that marketing and presentation are two of the most important skill you can have and home staging only enhances them.

Part of presenting a home for sale is focusing on the curb appeal of the property. Since the first thing that a potential buyer sees is the exterior of a home, it's a good idea to invest some time and money to clean it up. Making sure the inside of the home is looks fantastic is just as important. You'll have to offer your client some suggestions on what to do to make their home more attractive. Most people live in their home completely different than the way you need their home to look.

By combining her knowledge of realty and interior design Barb Schwartz developed what became known as home staging. Over two decades ago she came up with step by step plan for selling homes utilizing some basic principles of design and marketing.

Basically, there are three major rules to home staging training and they are clean, clutter-free, and color. You'll want to make sure the house is completely spotless including the drapes and every nook and cranny you can find. Noticeable dust and dirt in a home is a real turn-off to a potential buyer. The second rule involves removing the clutter from the home including all unnecessary furniture. You'll just want to keep a few key pieces to give the home a lived-in feel.

The second rule stresses that clutter can often make a home seem smaller and detract from the floor plan and flow of the home. By applying the simple rule of less is more by removing most of the furniture. Select just a few key pieces to give the home a natural feel.

Taking a home staging training course will teach you the skills you need to become an accredited home staging professional. You can apply these skills to your own realty sales or offer them as consulting services to other realtors. Once you learn the tricks of the trade, you'll see results that will make anyone smile.
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