Become a Vacant Property Specialist

Earn the Vacant Property Specialist designation.

Want to understand more about the vacant home staging process?

In a recent poll done among successful home stagers, more than fifty percent stated that vacant home staging accounted for more than 75% of their business. Now, you can go BEYOND THE BASICS with RESA’s 2011 International Professional Stager of the Year, Annie Pinsker Brown.

Annie Pinsker-Brown

Annie is the owner of Stage to Sell, a prominent staging firm in Los Angeles and has appeared in numerous articles, staging shows and more. Now she brings her expert eye for detail to help you grow and organize your vacant staging business.

Your Vacant Property Specialist course will cover:

Part 1 -

Pros and Cons of offering vacant staging to your clients
Is staging vacant homes a good fit for you and your business?
Vacant staging mistakes and how to avoid them
Aquiring furniture inventory vs renting
Working with furniture rental companies
Business licenses and insurance
The smart way to aquire inventory
Storing, tracking and transporting inventory

Part 2

First client contact
Property previews step-by-step
Taking Before Photos
Formulating a Staging Plan
Creating a bid
Contracts
Placing the furniture order
Invoicing
Scheduling your team
Staging prep

Part 3

Staging day
Getting paid
Post-staging marketing
What happens when the property sells or the lease expires?
7 Steps to Staging Success
Staging exercises
Homework assignment

Part 4

Vacant Staging Case Studies
Before and After Examples

Some of the handouts included

Client Contact Form
Property Preview Checklist
Sample Contract
Sample Quote Form
Shop/Pack List
Vacant Staging Steps (detailed step-by-step checklist for staging vacant homes)

Also included in the course are 13 handouts/templates, including bid sheets, quote forms, sample vacant staging contracts, pack lists, vacant home staging checklists, inventory management, vacant home staging insurance company information, client, and contract management forms.

If you don’t offer vacant home staging in your business, you are leaving money on the table.

Staging vacant homes is one of the most lucrative services home stagers offer but most training companies only quickly pass over the subject, if they discuss it at all. Then when the call comes in to provide a staging proposal it creates a sense of panic, having no idea how to proceed.

This 4 part, three hour online home staging training webinar

will take you from phone call to stage to destage so you are fully prepared and ready for anything. You will learn how to maximize your earning potential in the vacant market, providing additional income for your business.

This course is only $595. Passing the final exam with at least a 75% will earn you the Vacant Property Specialist designation.

This course is RESA Pro Approved.

To receive RESA Pro Continuing education credits, please order the course at Educating Home Stagers.

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