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Craig Schiller, founder of ActiveRain.com's Stage It Forward, to offer home staging training in Chicago and Midwest areas

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team

Craig Schiller, founder & Creative Director of Real Estaging of Chicago, Illinois to offer Home Staging and Redesign (SAR) Certification training to home stagers.

craig schillerThanks in large part to his creation of StageItForward, a social media blogging community on the Active Rain Network, Schiller, has become one of the most nationally-recognized and highly-respected Home Stagers in the Midwest. Schiller joined the SAR Instructor team in December, 2010 and beginning in March, 2011, will offer both the 3 and 5 day certification courses for home stagers.

The SAR Certification Course for Home Stagers has been completely updated to include the most current and relevant information for new stagers and seasoned stagers alike.  It combines classroom training with field experience to provide a strong foundation for the art and business of staging and redesign. The 3-day and 5-day courses takes place in a classroom setting that encompasses educational sessions as well as hands-on, in-home staging.   Each course includes personalized instruction, as well as ongoing professional and marketing support, to help ensure participants' success.  "I am so psyched to be part of a team that looks to transform an industry" Schiller stated

SAR courses were created and certified by Melissa Marro of Charleston, SC, who founded First Impressions Home Staging and Interior Redesign in 2005 and helped it become one of the premiere staging and training companies in the southeast.  "I am very excited that Craig has chosen to be an SAR Instructor. His leadership and the impact he has had on the home staging and redesign industry over the years is unsurpassed.  His creation and participation in the Stage it Forward home stagers network has forever changed the face of our industry"   Marro states

stageitforwardSchiller founded Real Estaging in 2003 in Oak Park, Illinois and has since worked with hundreds of homeowners, Realtors, builders and investors throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.  Schiller's fun and informative articles on home staging and the industry have been featured on real estate networking site ActiveRain.com and over 70 television stations and print media Web sites nationwide. With a professional background that includes a long career in advertising and marketing and formal education in interior design, he is well versed in both the business and art of home staging.  In November 2006, Schiller founded Stageitforward.com a social network and blogging community with a daily feed of fresh ideas on home staging. This international network of home stagers has becomes the largest FREE site for home staging tips, industry topics, marketing ideas, and success stories with a membership of over 3,000 home stagers.

For further details or to register for Craig's courses visit stagingandredesign.com or for further details about Real Estaging, visit our website: realestaging.net. To schedule an appointment with Craig, please call 847-384-9369.

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 Author Bio: Melissa Marro, Home Staging Industry leader, Realtor, and entrepreneur offers a unique perspective on New Home Construction, Resale Residential Real Estate, and Home Staging

For more information on buying or selling in the Fleming Island, Orange Park, or Jacksonville, area, visit StageListSellNEFL.com or call Melissa Marro (marro.melissa at gmail.com), Keller Williams First Coast Realty, for more information (904-466-2093).

 

Comments(11)

Karen Dembsky
Peachtree Home Staging LLC, Home Staging in Atlanta, GA - Peachtree City, GA
Atlanta Home Staging

Congrats, Craig, and best of luck to you in your new venture.

Jan 11, 2011 11:56 PM
Gary Barnett
Home Matters - Indianapolis, IN
Home Matters Property Stylist Group, Indianapolis

Melissa, what an unbelievable team of trainers SAR has assembled.  I have to believe that setting in one of Craig's classes as a student will be quite an experience.  Craig old friend, I know you'll have a ball teaching...  Seems like a very natural thing for you to be doing.  I'm really glad that you could find a program and a team that you believe in enough to be involved...

Jan 12, 2011 02:12 AM
Annie Pinsker-Brown
Stage to Sell - LA Home Staging - Los Angeles, CA
Stage to Sell, Los Angeles Home Stager

Yay! Welcome to the team Craig. Looking forward to seeing you at RESA! Great to have you here with us in Dallas Melissa!

Jan 12, 2011 02:12 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Congratulations Craig and Melissa!  Wow, your instructor blog roll really covers the creme de la creme of the home staging industry.  Exciting stuff!

Jan 12, 2011 02:50 AM
Linda Barnett
Home Matters Property Stylist Group, Indianapolis, Indiana - Indianapolis, IN
Home Matters Indianapolis Indiana

Welcome to the team Craig;  I'm happy and thrilled for you, SAR and your students.  Your wealth of knowledge and your enthusiam to share it is absolutely wonderful.  Looking forward to chating with you at RESA. 

Jan 12, 2011 03:07 AM
Michelle Molinari
FEATURE THIS... Real Estate Staging & Interior Decor - Lafayette, LA
Feature This Real, Estate Staging & Curb Appeal Concepts

SO Exciting... can't wait to see you at RESA, Craig! How lucky your students will be to be taught by you!

~Michelle

Jan 12, 2011 05:31 AM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

How great for your team Melissa and congrats Craig!

Jan 13, 2011 03:37 PM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

Looking forward to Staging & Training it Forward with you & SAR Craig! See you in about a week friend!

Jan 14, 2011 01:39 AM
Barbara Heil-Sonneck
Design2Sell - Atlanta, GA
Home Staging Atlanta

Congrats to you in your new venture.

Jan 15, 2011 04:50 AM
Melissa Marro
Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

Thank you everyone!  It's been an exciting adventure and Gary is absolutely right.... this is truely a DREAM TEAM!

Jan 15, 2011 10:57 AM
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Craig will be an asset to your team. I met him at a staging job in Bartlett & he told me about AR. The rest is history, say hi to him for me.

Jan 18, 2011 08:28 AM