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"Yes, I'm so sorry, but the bowling trophies have to go."

"Yes, I understand you're really proud of them."

"You have a lot of them and they are displayed in every room of your house. "

"No, you don't have to throw them away. You can pack them up to display in your next home."

"Really, potential buyers won't be interested in how good a bowler you are. The trophies will just be a distraction."

"Not everyone loves bowling as much as you do. Advertising that a semi-almost-couldhavebeen-a professional bowler lives in this house is not a good marketing tactic. You'll have to trust me on this."

"Having a beautiful mirror and some nice candlesticks on the living room fireplace mantle, rather than bowling trophies, will make it more attractive to potential buyers."

"Yes, you have to remove the trophies from the shelves you installed to display them on in the master bedroom, too. We want to make the master bedroom feel like a nice hotel or a spa retreat."

"Yes, as a professional home stager, I really do know what I'm talking about when I tell you what you need to do to get your home ready to sell. My job is to make your home attractive to the greatest number of potential buyers."

"Now about that bowling ball fountain in the front yard..."

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I recently announced that I had earned the RESA-PRO designation here and here. I think the RESA-PRO designation is a valuable tool for both home stagers and for homeowners and real estate agents that are thinking about hiring a home stager.

Hiring a home stager with a RESA-PRO designation is important for homeowners and real estate agents because:

• You're hiring a home stager that is a well qualified professional
  
• You're hiring a home stager that is held to higher standards
• You're hiring a home stager that is held to a higher ethics standard
• You're hiring a home stager that has been in business for at least one year
• You're hiring a home stager that is insured with a home staging business insurance policy
• You're hiring a home stager that is committed to continuing education so they can use the latest home staging techniques

A RESA-PRO home stager is not a "hobby" home stager. A RESA-PRO home stager is a dedicated home stager that is held to the highest standards of business, ethics and integrity.

Having a RESA-PRO designation is important to home stagers because:

• It proves to clients you are a business minded professional home stager, not a hobbyist
• It proves to clients you are willing to hold yourself to a higher standard
• It proves to clients you hold yourself to a higher ethical standard
• It proves to clients you have been in business for at least one year
• It proves to clients that you are insured with a home staging business policy
• It proves to clients that you are committed to staying on top of home staging tools and trends through continuing education
• It is an important  industry-wide affiliation. It is open to all home stagers, regardless of other designations or affiliations.
• It will set your business apart from your competition which may mean more business for you
  

And:

• It proves to other home stagers that they can refer any overflow work to you because you are ethical and professional, and that you will treat them and their clients professionally and ethically.

If you are a home owner or real estate agent who is considering hiring a home stager, I strongly recommend you consider a RESA-PRO for the above reasons.

If you are a home stager, I strongly recommend you check out the RESA-PRO designation and all it offer to help set your business apart.

This Los Angeles home stager has a RESA-PRO designation. Do you?

To learn more about the RESA-PRO designation and what you need to do to qualify, visit the Educating Home Stagers website