Renee Pratta ~ Renewed Rooms~ N.Myrtle Beach, SC

With staggering statistics of  77% of Homes Lost Value (Realtor.org 8-8-08) it only reinforces what Professional Home Stagers have been trying to convey to Realtors who have not "bought into" staging as part of their marketing...  If that house you are putting a sign in front of and placing on th...

Remember the nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty Sat On The Wall...Humpty Dumpty Had A Big FALL! It's a shame Humpty Dumpty couldn't find a way over the wall so he could stand tall! The Stager Idol Contest... is about to end.  Everyone that entered hoped to be recognized for their passion they are all ...

OK I admit it...every once in a while I linger longer, take more pictures anything to stay in a home I've just staged.  I sometimes fall in love...don't tell my husband!   Sometimes, what I thought was going to be another complicated floorplan in which I had to tell a story becomes a beautiful no...

So how can you thank Shell Brodnax and RESA enough for creating the Stager Idol contest?I was hesitant to sign up because of all the talent I see on Active Rain...but I tossed my hat in the ring just to see...  How exciting to be picked for the top 10!  The disecting of that first project was ver...

Sheesh...I know I'm getting old but I really try to stay on trend....  I was so honored to be featured for my Do you have the top five traits to sell your services?  Well I posted to my five...then for some reason I had the brainstorm that the Newbies would appreciate the blog so I erased EVERYTH...

Recently had to dust my books off and I'm glad I did!  When times start getting a little rough, I dust off all the sales books I've collected over the years and go back and review the basics of sales. Many years ago when voice mail became an obstacle in getting to the decision maker, I remember g...

How about 10+My trainer,mentor and now friend, Sandy Dixon, who also happens to be the New Executive Director of IRIS was the one I chose to  take my training in Staging/redesign after interviewing a plethora of trainers.     I had been active in advertising/marketing for most of my career.  My d...

As Real Estate Stagers we should insure our hands...  There I was, coming off my high of giving back to back workshops to C-21 Realtors on the benefits of staging...day two, my booth was all set to now speak personnally to the "cream of the crop" as this was the end of year rally to honor top pro...

EVERY Tuesday I am scheduled to present the benefits of Real Estate Staging at sales meetings for any company that will allow me to be there.  Most Brokers In charge are accomodating in allowing me 15 minutes or more.  I absolutely love showing my very "generic" PowerPoint presentation that highl...

Today  I was packing up my exhibit, I thought about all I saw wrong at todays show!  You see, in a former life I sold portable and modular exhibits.  I worked for one the leaders in the industry, The Joan Carol Design and Exhibit Group.  Every year we would scour the pages of the planned tradesho...