FREE to ARA Members! $25 deposit, refunded if cancelled within 48 hours or with attendance.

This course will benefit the real estate sales/broker professionally by educating them on how staging will protect their client's Interests. It will position the agent as an advocate of staging and will set them apart from other agents.

With the rising use of litigation across the real estate industry it is imperative that a real estate agent be educated on the most up-to-date laws, concepts, trends and resources available to their clients.

By not being properly informed on the subject of staging the agent is putting themselves and the real estate firms they represent at considerable risk for potential lawsuits for breach of duty. By taking this course not only will an agent be able to effectively communicate the benefits of staging to their clients, the agent will be able to facilitate the screening of a professional stager. Not all stagers are created equally. Hiring a hobbyist stager who may be operating unethically and may not be following standard staging practices could not only adversely affect the sale of the home, a homeowner could end up in a liability situation should damages or injury occur during the staging or showing process as a result of using a hobbyist stager. This course will educate the agent on how to look for red flags that would indicate a stager is operating their business as a hobby vs. operating as a legitimate professional, including but not limited to knowing the type of insurance a stager should carry as well as understanding standard staging contract clauses.

Atlanta REALTORS® Center
Atlanta REALTORS® Center
5784 Lake Forrest Drive
Atlanta, GA 30328

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Barbara Heil-Sonneck

Barbara’s re-inventedand re-designed herself after years of travel and working in the corporate world.  She has shared her love of home staging with theAtlanta Home Builders Association, HSRA, the Real Estate Investor Association,RESA, the Las Vegas Furniture Market and other Expert Panels as well as severalradio shows.

Barbara has educatedRealtors all around Atlanta about the benefits of Home Staging at everythingfrom weekly Sales meetings to CE classes. She served in leadership positions for the Board of Advisors (HSRA) andtruly loves sharing her experiences and knowledge with the Staging &Interior Design community.

Most recently,she took on the role of Coach/Mentor for other U.S. staging companies and also publishedher first book, “Venus Approach to Real Estate Investing”.