I have been exposed to construction/building and real estate all my life through my family's interests.  So it was natural for me to assist my dad with design ideas on multi-family properties and managing those for him.  I was married to a builder which I was acting contractor.  That experience really taught me about pulling permits, calling inspections and monitoring the work of subs, along with redesigning the house blueprint to my specs.  All great experiences that were the platform for future businesses.  In 2005 I was involved in the commercial signage business learning how to refurbish abandoned signs as well as selling them, a second business was in commercial/residential/construction cleanup and organization and that gave me the experiences to "stage" unknowingly.  All of this experience coupled with being meticulously organized, determined and assertive plays well into this new business in Home Staging and Redesigning,  besides, I just love organizing, redesigning and remodeling properties.