Home Staging and Property Styling Course and business start up

Questions and Answers

How long on average does the course take to complete?

On average the course would take about 12 - 18 weeks to complete depending on your experience and current level of expertise at start as well as how many hours each week you can dedicate to working through the modules.

Timescale  is totally flexible and is dictated by you. You can fast track and commit larger amounts of time each week or just a few hours a week on the course. 

Is there a time limit on completing the course?

No.  You can take as long as you need. The pack is designed to remain current.  The resources are available online as long as you need them and will be updated from time to time.

What sections are there in the Course Manual?

Each Module in The Home Staging Course represents a different core of knowledge and skills as follows:

 

1.      Getting Started and introduction

2.      Home Staging and styling awareness

3.      Building a home staging and styling portfolio of work

4.      The Property Market

5.      Customer liaison and project management

6.      Starting a business from home

7.      Marketing your business

8.      Completion and assessment for accredited certification

What course work is involved?

Each of the 8 Modules above has a practical Brief within it.  Each Module Brief guides you through the process of acquiring and practicing the skills required and setting up the business. So for Module 3 Building a home staging portfolio, for instance, the course book explains how to find projects to work on, what to do, how to take before and after photographs and how to develop a home staging portfolio of work to show to prospective clients.

How do I send in course work?

Course work is required 3 stages. At the end of completing the first Self assessment questionnaire, after completing Module 2 and then at the end of the whole course.  Work can be sent by email or in the post.  

Module 2 - The Action plan report gives you 40 photos to look at on DVD of a property requiring home staging advice. You are given the clients brief and asked to produce your recommendations in a summary report format. When you return this action plan we send you the actual Action plan produced with our comments and suggestions for improving on your own action plan.

The assessments and Module Brief templates are available as downloadable documents. If  you have Microsoft word it is simple to complete the work online and return as an attachment in an email. If not photocopy your work and post it to us. Some of the work will involve practical home staging projects which we will need you to take photos of and send into us.  The pack explains how to do this either as a digital image, in a word document or by post.

What properties are shown on the DVD's?

·     Case study 1:    An Edwardian terrace house

·         Case study 2:    A new build show home

·         Case study 3:    A mature house with annexe

·         Case study 4:    A 20 yr old bungalow

·         Case study 5:   A 100 year old Cottage

·         Case study 6:   A modern detached family home

·         Case study 7:   A large house in countryside location

·         Case study 8:   A converted Mansion house luxury apartment

Do I receive anything in the post?

Yes, Most of the course pack is in the form of a paper based manual in a ring binder which includes 8 Modules and The Property Buying and Selling Guide, Marketing Guide, Scale drawing Guide, Homeowners Staging Guide and The Home Staging and Property Styling Guide.  In addition there are 2 DVD's and 1 CD ROM, Scale drawing template and a colour wheel.

What are the document templates?

There are 47 document and stationery templates, some to help you with the coursework and some to start setting up your business.  There are optional downloadable documents to complete the assessments on electronic forms (which require MS Word on your PC) or use the paper based versions supplied if preferred.

Is the fee for the course a one off payment?

The fee is a one off payment which covers all the Training DVD’s, handbooks, training course file,  templates, assessments and certificate.

Are the assignments practical or written based?

The assignments are very practical. The course guides you through practical issues of business start up and getting practical home staging projects effectively completed to present in a portfolio of work.  The course offers all you need for business start up with all documentation provided to run a home staging and property styling business, guides to use with customers and even a letter to send to Customs and Excise to declare exemption from Class 2 National Insurance until your business is earns enough.

How do the assessments lead to certification?

After the course is complete submit examples of final project work and a self assessment questionnaire.   The Home Staging Network then provides a certificate of Home Staging completion showing level of achievement.

Is there assistance with setting up a business after the course ?

The course guides you through setting up your own business.  At the end with the Home Staging Network certification you can run a business as an independent Home Staging Consultant .

If you wish to register with The Home Staging Network as a Member you can then apply for Membership and listing which gives support with online business referrals and Members resources.  There is a fee for Membership.  

The current Members are listed via www.hsnwk.com 

Can I pay the course fee in instalments?

Yes, we can organise 3 instalments at 4 weekly intervals. Instalments must be paid online.  We charge an additional £20 to set this up and administer sending invoices.  The first payment is due immediately when ordering followed by  a 2 payments at 4 weekly intervals.

 Is the course suitable for complete beginners? 

Yes!  The course is delivered to all levels of experience and understanding so that anyone with an interest in home staging and property styling can join. The DVD's give a very visual look at homes before and after staging and there are lots of notes on how to go about staging and what to take into account. The Buying and Selling property Guide is a no nonsense - no jargon guide so that you can understand all the process of buying and selling to be professional and knowledgeable when dealing with customers and estate Agents.

What does the pack offer in addition to the 'Home Staging Business Guide CD ROM' which I have already purchased? 

The Home Staging Business ebook is  a good all round Business Guide for starting and running a home staging business. However, The Training Programme offers so much more in addition:

1) 4 hours of DVD's with filmed property (not just scrolling pictures!) These are real homes that have been staged. We talk with the homeowners - on film - and they give you the insight into why they searched out home staging and what they wanted from it.  Real situations and real people - real options to home stage and improve property to sell. All the case scenarios are fully detailed. An Estate agent tells you about a property on his books that did not sell for 2 years and was home staged to sell - and then sold within a few weeks!

2) 8 Course Modules with assessments and exercises to complete. Feedback from the Home Staging Network on the completion of your course..

3) Document and stationery templates are updated with more forms for project management and contracts and available to download online.

4) The Course manual guides you through getting your first projects and how to produce a portfolio to show to clients.

5) A no-'nonsense Property Buying and Selling Guide' with key facts and information. Plus a 'homeowners Home Staging and Declutter Guide'.  You have the option to print these off to use as many times as you want in your own reports. 

6) A Guide on drawing scale floor plans and elevations and a template to use for this.

7)  A Marketing Guide paper version to read which helps you to find cheap and free marketing options. 

8) Online resources to get your business underway - tips on insurance - links to suppliers and much more.

9 ) The Network certificate is only available after completing the Home Staging Network's own Training Course. It will show level of achievement to help give your business achieve credibility in home staging and property styling. 

Discount for previous customers

We are pleased to offer a special discount s to previous customers:

£40.00 to buyers of the Home Staging/Makeover business eBook Guide. (Guide no longer available).

£20.00 to buyers of the Homeowners property staging ebook Guide. (Guide no longer available)

Just email us with your request to order and evidence of purchase so that we can send you a special reduced price invoice by email  contact us 

What one Home Staging Network Trainee has to say:

Testimonial 

"Thank you for your welcome email to the Home Staging Course.  I received the pack on Saturday morning  ( 3 days after ordering) which was great!  I couldn't wait to open the pack and to get started straight away .  I was up until 2am reading it and watching the DVD's!  I  Love it, the only problem is, its addictive and not much else is getting done!  I have browsed through some of the content and am excited to be completing this course as I feel it will give the tools to complete staging jobs thoroughly and professionally.  I am also currently studying Interior Design at college and part of your training is scale drawing which will help me enormously."

Dawn Hazel, Cleveland

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