{"id":7110,"date":"2017-06-01T16:41:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T16:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testdesign.qccareerschool.com\/?p=7110"},"modified":"2017-06-01T16:41:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T16:41:05","slug":"flip-homes-online-home-staging-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/flip-homes-online-home-staging-certification","title":{"rendered":"How to Flip Homes With an Online Home Staging Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"It\u2019s up to professional home stagers to dress a home for sale. Improving the home can include any number of steps, like banishing clutter, making repairs, and removing personal items.\nWhen it comes to flipping homes (the process of buying a home that needs repair and fixing it up before reselling it), staging is one of the most effective tools! Clients will look to you, the home stager, to prepare their home for a quick sell.\n\nBut you can do the flipping yourself, too \u2013 after all, you\u2019ve earned your staging certification and can put your expertise to great use. Read on for our guide to flipping homes with your online home staging certification!\n

Evaluate the space (and the client!)<\/h3>\nBefore beginning any design project, it\u2019s essential to get to know the space you\u2019ll be working with. This is especially important before staging homes \u2013 you need to understand the best features before you can make any attempt to highlight them.\n\n\"house\n\nPerhaps the dining room has high ceilings that are reminiscent of a cathedral, but is overcrowded with furniture. Or, the home\u2019s front entrance features beautiful flooring, but the railing that leads upstairs is coming off its hinges. These are details you need to be mindful of right from the get-go. The furniture in the dining room needs to be arranged in such a way that the space appears large and comfortable. Wobbly staircase railings fall under the umbrella of repairs, and there may be more than one to contend with.\n\nBecoming familiar with the space is one thing, but you also need to get to know your client! Everyone is different, and a home stager will undoubtedly\u00a0run into clients who are clueless<\/a>, yet critical. You might also meet clients who are simply not ready for changes to be made in their living space. Or, there are the clients who are totally disconnected from the process (and that\u2019s how they like it!).\n\nYou\u2019ll need to navigate these different personalities, expectations, and conflicts while doing the best staging (and flipping) job you possibly can. Remember, your clients want to turn a profit in as short a timeline as possible, so they\u2019ll be expecting you to hit the ground running and know what needs to be done.\n

Narrow your focus<\/h3>\nObtaining your online home staging certification was hard work, and you should be proud of your accomplishment. The great news about flipping homes is that you\u2019ll gain some seriously hands-on experience and you\u2019ll build your staging skills.\n\nWhen you flip a house as a home stager, you want the prospective buyer to feel an immediate connection. This desired reaction needs to be carefully calculated, and while the entire home needs to be staged, there are specific areas that are much more important than others. Focusing your energy and money on certain areas will ensure that they have that \u201cwow\u201d factor that the potential buyer is looking for, and you only have a few moments to create that magic.\n\nConsider the impact of\u00a0excellent curb appeal<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 this is truly the first impression of the home, as the prospective buyer will be sizing up the property from the moment they lay eyes on it.\n\n\"QC\n\nAnyone qualified in staging homes knows how important a home\u2019s exterior is. The grass needs to be kept healthy, driveway cracks need to be filled in, and you need to ensure that the house looks neutral enough that it can appeal to the masses. To really take a home\u2019s curb appeal for a test run, stand across the street from the home and look at it with a trained eye. Does it stir up any emotion for you? Do you notice anything about the property that needs to be perfected? Before putting the house up for sale, you need to ensure it is as good as it can possibly be.\n\nOnce the prospective buyer has walked through the front door, the first three rooms in the home are where they are going to focus their attention (and where you should, as well!). The living room, kitchen, and dining room (or bathroom, depending on the flow of the home) should be where you apply most of your staging expertise.\n\nThis doesn\u2019t mean you should neglect the rest of the home, though. Bedrooms, home offices and hallways need care too \u2013 there are some\u00a0great quick fixes<\/a>\u00a0you can employ in these spaces to ensure they are in the best shape possible for potential buyers!\n

Know what to expect<\/h3>\nYour home staging courses taught you the skills you need to help your clients sell their homes quickly, including decluttering, depersonalizing, and how to work with real estate agents. This knowledge will prove extremely valuable as you start flipping homes! However, there are other items to keep in mind, which are as follows:\n\n\"feng\n