The Best Home Staging Certification Courses

    CASTAIC, CA, June 04, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Home Staging, now a term recognized by almost everyone who watches HGTV, has actually been around for more than 30 years but if that doesn't surprise you, you may be surprised to know that Home Staging, the #1 upcoming Career as reported by CNN in late 2009 has grown so much that the National Association of Realtors reported this year that 25% of homes are now being staged compared to 5% just a few years ago.

While the real estate industry continues to balloon with over 1 million agents nationwide, the number of Home Stager's are estimated to only be in the tens of thousands. With 1 million agents able to survive in the real estate game, it's no wonder with 25% of homes being staged that Kapellusch, a busy Home Stager in Los Angeles currently has over 30 homes staged in the last 2 months.

"Home owners and investors looking to refurbish foreclosed properties for a profit, depend on AHSC Certified Home Stagers to earn them that extra margin of profitability with a beautifully designed property" states Kapellusch, founder and developer of Style My Space Home Staging and Design and The Academy of Home Staging which provides intensive field training and industry certification to upcoming Advanced Home Stagers.

Kapellusch says the market is wide open for individuals who have always dreamed of working in an interior design field but torn about the amount of time and money achieving such a career would take. The Advanced Home Staging Certification includes extensive training in the art of staging design and the inside business skills needed to be successful in this fastest growing segment of Interior Design. She adds, "the beauty of an Advanced Home Staging career is that with just 1 week of hands-on field training with our industry experts, combined with our exclusive 30-day to business start-up, graduates can be up and running, charging upwards of $75/hr shortly after certification." Kapellusch, now so busy with her own business has added several people to her team just to keep up. "It's the perfect time for someone who has always wanted to get into a design field to get the proper training and get on board while the industry is still wide open."

For several years, The Academy of Home Staging's exclusive training was only available in Los Angeles. Now due to popular demand and recent industry expansion in the Home Staging arena, Kapellusch offers her students several locations to choose from including Los Angeles, Tampa, Washington DC, New York, Seattle, and Dallas. "We simply had to expand" says Kapellusch. "People were flying in from all around the country. We are hoping adding these cities will help those who could not travel so far achieve their dream of obtaining this one-of-a-kind education they were seeking."

"It is so amazing to know there are multiple locations I can now choose from to get my Advanced Home Stager Certification from." Says Janet, one of the Academy's upcoming students. "The Academy's program really spoke to me because of all the hands-on design training and so much field work. I didn't see that with the other programs."

With a dedication to truly educating others while maintaining the best Home Staging Certification training program, Kapellusch has done several things to set The Academy's training apart. "Firstly, we are the only Advanced Home Staging Certification available. We cover more design aspects than other programs and have over 10 hands-on exercises including a minimum of 3 field exercises. In addition, we only take 8 students per training so that our Advanced Certified Instructors are able to coach and mentor students every step of the way. We don't simply present information to the student to sort out for themselves after leaving the course ...Together, we experience, apply and discuss all solutions and approaches for all of the design and business aspects to a Home Staging Business. All of our Advanced Certified instructors are leaders in the Staging Industry so they incorporate real life examples, suggestions, advice and ideas in each training." Kapellusch adds, "we encourage student discovery and questions - it's like having your own personal instructor in the field. Since this is a 1 week training it's got to be chock full of every answer to every question a student might have so they are equipped with everything they need to truly be successful. We also provide each student with a business CD upon graduation that contains all proposals, contracts and click and print advertising pieces so they have a jump on getting their business going right away."

In addition to the training, Kapellusch notes 2 months of ongoing support and education are included in the tuition to help guide students upon graduation. "If someone is interested in becoming a Home Staging Designer, it's really important for them to think about how they learn best and pick the program that works for them. If they prefer hands-on and coaching, the ability to ask questions at any time and support after they finish training, then they want to ensure that all these asoects come with the program they are investigating."

Kapellusch recommends a minimum of 5 days for a hands-on course. "There is simply not enough time with a shorter program to learn all the intricacies of starting a Home Staging business or any business for that matter. Even if you think you know design or think you know business, learning every detail of all of it as it pertains to Home Staging Business specifically, can only earn you more money that much faster." She adds, "saving a few hundred bucks now could cost you tens of thousands later. For instance, our course teaches over 30 ways to market a home staging business for little to no money that are very effective. These methods could earn a student tenfold what they saved on a shorter program that doesn't have time to get into all these kinds of details, and it is very likely a shorter program will have little to no hands-on or field exercises which is so crucial to getting a complete education. After all, Home Staging Design is a visual art. There ought to be some sort of tangible discoveries the students can experience before they are open for business."

For more information call 1800.574.5576 or visit www.TheAcademyOfHomeStaging.com.

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