Friday 12 February 2016

Learn Your Home Staging Certification Options

By Paul Kelly


The popular HGTV shows about flipping and remodeling houses has sparked an interest in staging homes. Viewers have observed the difference it makes when the stage is set with furniture, colors and accent pieces. Prospective buyers really perk up when that see a room that feels like home. Now you can do this for a living. With a relatively short course you can get home staging certification.

If you think this could be a career for you, review and consider the various options for earning certification. You can take online classes or opt for the traditional style classroom in person with an instructor present. In person classroom programs may represent a more comprehensive education, but they may not be as affordable. The classroom programs also offer field training where students apply the theory learned in the classroom.

The programs estimate that as a home staging professional you can earn fifty to one hundred thousand a year. If you find this to be an acceptable income, this may be the profession for you. Unless you are working as an employee, you will own and operate your own business. Part of the course work will be to educate students on all the work and details involved in owning your own business.

One of the programs holds courses in five major cities, from San Francisco to New York. The Real Estate Staging Association endorses this program. The program is five days long and includes classroom study and time spent actually staging houses that are on the market. The program is almost three thousand dollars, and includes courses on how to start your own business. The classes are kept small, with eight students being the maximum. Students are also mentored for two months after completing the course.

The online programs are much less expensive, but do not offer the same thorough curriculum. For less than two hundred dollars you can earn your certification online through and email course. The advantages are that there are no travel expenses and you can work at your own pace. This option is worth your consideration if money is an issue.

There is another three day program with classroom instruction and field work. The cost of this program is eighteen hundred dollars. Classroom time and field work are included, but no mentoring. Once completed, your designation for your business card will be ASP, which stands for Accredited Staging Professional. The same institution offers a comprehensive masters program for just under three thousand.

Some courses are intended to educate real estate agents, and can be used as their continuing education credits. Each course is offered separately and costs under seventy dollars. For five hundred dollars, you can purchase a mentorship program for some hands on training.

How you get your certification may not be as important as getting it. Review your options and make the best choice for your circumstances. No need to worry if another option may have been better. Getting out there and doing the work is what is going to matter in the long run. You can take online courses from anywhere, but in person courses will need to be compatible with your ability to travel. Hopefully, you will gain a career that you love.




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