About Us
About Renovation Planners
During a Renovation or Remodel
You Now Have Someone In Your Corner, Looking out For YOUR Interests
Renovation Planners is NOT a contractor. We are a certified construction management firm working on YOUR behalf during every stage of your project.
We show you a way to avoid the all too common headaches, project delays and budget busting surprises that often go along with a home remodeling project.
About Monica
10 Things You Won’t See on Monica’s Resume:
- She’s been to all 50 states
- She worked on the Love Boat
- Cooking… not her thing, eating on the other hand… bring it on!
- Her mother had a profound impact on her
- She was on ‘Love Connection’… twice
- She didn’t learn how to drive a stick shift until she was in her mid-20s
- She speaks Italian with a ‘buon accento’… if only she was fluent
- She still has the model of her teeth made before she got braces
- She’s a Pisces – March Birthday
- She loves what she does
Monica D. Higgins is an in-demand remodeling expert and the Founder of Renovation Planners, a certified construction management firm that helps homeowners avoid becoming the next remodeling horror story.
Renovation Planners was inspired by Monica’s own remodeling experience. As a teen, she witnessed her mother getting ripped off by an unscrupulous contractor on an extensive and expensive apartment building renovation project. Years later, as Monica started working on her own projects, she recalled that experience and wondered how she could avoid the same fate. She knew that losing control during any phase of a project would virtually guarantee increased personal stress, anxiety and a financially draining project. So, she spent years testing and refining what she’s learned to come up with a remodeling process that WORKS.
Monica’s proven process and expert knowledge has been featured by/in HGTV, DIY Network, Fine Living, Home Wizards, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, Lowes for Pros, BobVila.com, Bankrate.com and more.
Monica is a certified construction manager and a LEED Accredited Professional that holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson, a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Southern California and is licensed by the California Department of Real Estate. She is a member of several professional associations and has served on the Board of Trustees for Berkeley Hall School, the Advisory Board for the Small Business Development Center at El Camino College and as a volunteer counselor for SCORE.
Additionally, Monica is the author of Remodel Smart™: 6 Steps for Turning a Foreclosure into Your Dream Home, the toolkit you need to successfully navigate a foreclosure remodel and go “green” at the same time to save money and reduce waste.
