Training for New Comers, Knowledge-Bound Stagers
and Results Driven Realtors

Linda Barnett- Professional Property Stylist (Home Stager), Home Staging Mentor and Business Coach, Home Staging Instructor, Interior Decorator and former Realtor - founded Home Matters, Home Staging and Redesign in early 2004 and today operates one of the largest and fastest growing Home Staging-Redesign companies in the region, having serviced over 2,000 clients with 5 property stylists. Linda holds multiple certifications as a Stager and is a recent graduate of the Advanced Staging Course taught by Matthew Finlason, star of the HGTV series "The Stagers". Linda is lead instructor for the Staging and Redesign (SAR) course and is an Indiana State certified instructor through the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency and the Indiana Real Estate Commission. Linda served as Technical Editor for the Home Staging for Dummies book, which was released by Wiley Publishing, Inc. in May of 2008. Linda has received the RESA-PRO designation by meeting the 5 mandatory requirements the last of which was Passing the RESA-PRO Home Stagers Ethics Exam in August of 2010.

Home Matters has received much media coverage from television segments as well as many newspaper and magazine articles. Linda's extensive body of work has earned her a spot in the Real Estate Staging Associations (RESA) top 15 international Stagers for the last 5 consecutive years and has been named "Best in Class" Home Staging & Redesign Company by area real estate companies for the last 4 consecutive years. The Home Matters team was named 2010 "Best of Indianapolis Home Staging Company", by the Indianapolis Monthly Magazine. Home Matters also enjoys the highest of customer satisfaction rankings among all staging companies by Angie's List and is the recipient of the Super Service award for 2010 and 2011 for Home Staging. Linda is President of the Indiana State Chapter of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA), a position she has held since 2008. Linda has been asked to share her expertise in Home Staging on several occasions as a member of the Panel of Experts at the 2011 RESA Conference and again at the 2012 RESA Conference as a round table facilitator.

Training Offered

Home Staging Business Coaching

Have you had your home staging business for a while and it has grown quite nicely, but now find yourself at a crossroads? Are you in the Home Staging Industry and are a one person business trying to do the work of ten? Do you find it hard to keep up with all the daily demands of running a staging business and have any time left for you? As your business grows, everything involved in your business multiplies in size and it takes time and you will need a plan to help it grow successfully. You may also find that your old tried and true operational processes may need an over haul and you just don't know where to start. Everything is coming at you too fast!. "I've been there and I know what it feels like to be overwhelmed and tired. I also know what it took to get me backed to balance again and I can help you as well". Barnett says.

If any of this sounds familiar, what you may need is some expert advise and coaching to help you map out your road to success. As the owner of a highly successful Home Staging Business and a Certified Trainer, I can help you by customizing the strategies that addresses exactly what you need in your business.

Whether it's how and when to add other members to your business or the successful operational methods to use as your business grows. Call me at (317) 209-9801 or email me at linda@homemattersllc.com to discuss your needs and pricing.

Hands-on Home Staging Training

Have you been through a Home Staging training Certification course online but would like some Live experience staging a real clients home with an expert Home Stager? Call me at (317) 209-9801 or email me at linda@homemattersllc.com to discuss your needs and pricing.

SAR Online Certification Class

Learn at your own pace while taking advantage of the most comprehensive online course in the industry. 14 Modules including a 300+ page e-manual. Packages and ala cart options at www.stagingandredesign.com.

Real Estate Agent Lunch & Learn. (2 state approved CE credits) $35

Real Estate Staging 101-The Consumer's Guide to Real Estate Staging Course # CE20900948

The real estate professional completing this workshop will understand the fundamentals of home staging, how it works, why it works and how it benefits sellers and buyers. In addition you will learn how to address staging with your clients and how to choose a professional home stager.

You will learn:

• What home staging is and what it is not
• How to present home staging to your clients and overcome objections
• The elements of the home staging process
• The importance of quality on-line photos and how the internet has changed how buyers search for their next home
• How staging can gain remarkable results
• What stagers bring to the table and why sellers respond differently to them than they do their agent
• How to change your listing presentation to include home staging
• Workshop can be held at the Home Matters office and training center or in your office with a minimum of 12 students. Real Estate office Lunch N Learns by appointment only.

Contact linda@homemattersllc.com to arrange your agency 's specific time.

Class includes a light lunch and beverages. Visa and Master Card accepted. Inquiries can be emailed to linda@homemattersllc.com. Or Call for more info (317) 209-9801.

"Dear Linda and Gary,

We wanted to thank you both for the business mentoring you provided to us last week. It was so great to see a successful staging company and get insight into how another business operates. We went down there with a list of questions and not only did we get the answers, we came home with lots of new ideas about how to grow, expand and improve our business. We appreciate the extra time you spent with us and your willingness to share your business strategy and your marketing campaign ideas. It was a lot of information to absorb in one day, but you both made it educational and enjoyable at the same time. It was definitely worth the trip!"

Sincerely,
Margaret Gehr and Kathy Lobkovich, Chicagoland Home Staging

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