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March/April 2011
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Dear Reader,

Spring is here and the staged homes are selling like hotcakes! It's a great time to be a stager, so grab a cup of coffee and enjoy our success stories and interviews...

HSR Certification Training Approved by MyCAA!
Staging is the Perfect, Portable Career for Military Spouses...
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When MyCAA approved the Home Staging Resource's Certified staging and redesign training program we knew that we needed to offer more for these military spouses! Our training philosophy has always been to offer complete business solutions to stagers and redesigners and by adding a military specific add-on training to our already comprehensive HSR training, we knew we were meeting that need!

Jennifer Griswold, a Veteran Home Staging Resource graduate was the first person I turned to for creating this special, military spouse specific HomeFront Designer program! Jen started a very successful staging and redesign business in Northern California with a large emphasis on serving the needs of her local military community. Taking her successful business model, she created a complimentary program and curriculum specifically designed for military spouses. The combination of the HSR Certification and the HomeFront Designer Program is completely paid for by the Department of Defense for those that qualify!

New Video for Members!
 
Top Ten Reasons To Use A Home Stager...













Quick 2-minute video that shows the Top Ten Reasons to Use An HSR Professional Home Stager! Videos and tools like these are available to our members for redistribution and customization.

New HSR Members Have Instant Success!
Business Solutions Make A Difference...

I always say that the best time to become a professional home stager and redesigner is this time of year! Why? Because the busy Spring home selling season is right around the corner and the home seller's NEED US!

Mary Venn of Prepare to Sell Home in Knoxville, TN joined us in mid-January and has already seen tremendous success in her business doing what she loves and is extraordinarily talented in: Home Staging! As a retired police officer and former federal government investigator she decided to do what she loved and reinvented herself beautifully!

Homes That Sell...Are Professionally Staged!
Transforming Homes Daily...

Hi Audra,
I wanted to share an occupied home I staged last week. Within less than a week, prior to Broker Preview, the home had two offers (one at full price)! After the Broker Preview, the agent sent me this message, "We got three offers on Friday and were negotiating on Sat so we still held the Sat open house and could probably have gotten another 3! Sold at $20K above list!"

This is getting fun (wink wink)! - Dahlia Geldin of The Staged Advantage

Click To See Her Before-and-After Photos!


Hi Audra,
Here are the photos of a home we worked on last week. I talked with the Realtor today after the open house and she already has an offer for the sellers. It happened in less than 24 hours after staging!
I'm loving my job!! - Tori Toth of Stylish Stagers

Click Here to See Her Photo Transformation!


Hi Audra,
Here is a project that just went under contract in 6 days!
Business is great! - Linda Regan of Chatham Home Stagers

Click Here to See Her Success Project

Dear Audra,
We cannot thank you enough for everything we have learned through your program! We took our time to build our staging business and it just popped! We did a house for a Realtor the first week of Jan. She referred us to two other agents --which we are now doing houses for... today she gave us another referral. Plus we just started work for an investor and he wants us to be "HIS STAGERS!"
Thank you!! - Margie Wildason of Stage One Decorators
AGENTS - Contact an HSR Certified Professional Home Stager Today!
 

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Don't let your listings sit while others sell in this market! Get the jump on the spring season by partnering with an HSR Certified Professional Home Stager! HSR graduates are the most extensively trained in the industry because they have gone through the longest. most comprehensive training that is the only US based RESA Accredited staging program. HSR Professionals are truly prepared to take care of your listings, make you look great and have special partner programs available to Agent Partners!

CLICK HERE to watch an quick 2-minute video about our Staging Agent Partner Program.

 

Again, thanks for your time and interest! I hope you'll consider entering into this amazing industry! Staging works and in today's market is the only thing that can help to sell a home other then lowering the price.

If you're a real estate agent, please go to our directory to find a competent, HSR Certified Professional whose focus is making your job easier. If you're a Home Stager, please consider joining HSR and taking part in our 21-Day, HSR Certification Program! Thanks for your time and attention and have a wonderful day!

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Warmest Regards,


Audra Slinkey
Home Staging Resource

Phone: 1-888-563-9271

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I just want to let you know how grateful I am for all the guidance that the Home Staging Resource training provides to its members. Just as Audra mentions in the Week 1 Overview, I do feel overwhelmed. However, it is comforting to know that so many resources are available to me as an HSR member. I'm looking forward to starting Week 2 and I must admit I do feel confident in going forward in this new business venture. That confidence comes in large part to the support offered through the HSR member web site. Thanks for creating such a comprehensive training package & mentorship program Audra!

Carol Dunn,
Creative Edge Staging Solutions, LLC

Audra,
Before I signed up for HSR, I went through another staging school which at the time was advertising on HGTV offering a lucrative guaranteed income. I "jumped through their hoops' and passed their tests only to be offered independent contracting. ( I do all the work and they make the money--not for me!) I was TOTALLY unprepared to be in business for myself in this industry after that 6 month experience! Talent is mandatory but specific business knowledge in this industry is absolutely imperative!!

Thank God for you and HSR! Wow! I am absolutely "blown away" with your amazingly thorough " A-Z++ " program in the Staging & Redesign industry! You have thought of everything and then some! The ongoing extensive information, training, forms, marketing tools, marketing solutions package and personal support you provide are delightfully overwhelming! I now feel TOTALLY prepared to be a Professional Home Stager thanks to HSR! I can't thank you enough Audra for helping me to change my life and follow my dream! Your school is phenomenal!

Vicki Sweet
Home Sweet Home Staging & Redesign, LLC
Virginia Beach, Va.

"The HSR training program exceeded my expectations. I can not imagine trying to start a home staging business without taking this course. They provide so much helpful information. It would have taken me many more months to get my business off the ground if I had tried to do it on my own. Their support kept me motivated, the downloadable documents kept me from having to reinvent my own forms and their marketing plan provided a useful path for me to follow. It is worth every penny, and more!"

Lisa Hall Staging & Design
Annapolis, MD

The HSR Training program got me on my feet, and I started my own business while working full time. It 's filled with plenty of material, and guidance. The program was fun and easy to follow. The web-site tutorials are great! I can't thank Audra and everyone enough!"

Adrianna Dekrell

Dear Audra, I've been considering the home staging and redesign industry for a couple of years. I decided 2010 was the year that I would change anything in my life that wasn't making me happy. I want a fun, flexible, and fulfilling career. A friend tried to convince me that I could do it without investing in training. You can't put a dollar amount on the confidence feeling prepared gives you.

The training has far exceeded my expectations and worth every penny of investment. Audra and her team has done an extraordinary job of researching and documenting every aspect of this field. What impresses me most is her personal communication with each subscriber and her devotion to continue to improve the program. In my research for a training program, one graduate referred to Audra as "no slouch." I feel I have all of the information I need to be successful and know that HSR will be a resource I will continue to tap into for many years.

Sandra McKinley
Red Door Home
Philadelphia Suburbs

Dear Audra,

I can't believe how much your home staging course has changed my life! I have worked full time as a hairdresser for 25 years and really needed a change. I have always loved Real Estate and decorating and I have wanted to change careers for a few years now but I had no idea what I would do. After doing some research online I realized I could make a living doing what I'm good at and I'm so glad I chose your program! You really have thought of everything, this training program is amazing! I really loved the recent changes you've made and I just want to thank you for giving me a reason to get up every morning excited about what the day will bring!

Luci Terhune N.J
Bungalow Home Staging & Redesign

"The HSR Training is excellent!

I wish I would have trained with HSR when I first started my staging business over one year ago!  I would have paid for the training several times by now with all of the mistakes I have made trying to figure out this business on my own. Audra has made starting a staging business so easy with no guess work."

Peggy Givens
Staging Tulsa

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