She Renovates

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to talk about the value in reflecting over the year they had, particularly coming to the end of a decade and start to look at the results and adjust their plan accordingly. The Game Changer Mastermind event The Rennie Street project The struggles of the JV team A full structural reno to a cosmetic reno A major shift in the market that helped sell our Rennie...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to talk about renovating apartments. There is an added level of complication, mainly because you don't own the walls in the apartment. The line of ownership ends at the paint line.   Why do apartment renovations? The cookie-cutter approach works Important to do your due diligence Can you put it on short term rental? Important to think about are your ceilings...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is co-hosting with Jo Vadillo. Jo is going to accompany Bernadette on a semi-regular basis. Their mission is to help women renovators be empowered in pursuing their dream of being a successful female renovators' in today's market.   The empowered female investor Jo Vadillo of Advocate Property Services The benefit of age and experience in renovating Compromising on l...

On today’s episode, Bernadette talks about how to fast track your renovating career through The School Of Renovating's Boardroom Bootcamp.   Our recent 5-star review in iTunes podcast The Wynnum project The Bondi "Avocado Smash Strategy" with son David The Rennie St, Redfern project Empowering our students through the Bootcamp Who is the Bootcamp training for? How we guide you in terms of life and...

On today’s episode, Bernadette talks about how to choose a real estate agent for selling your property. She has listed important points to note to make sure that you choose the person that's going to get the best outcome for you. Update on her reno projects going to market The School of Renovating  Bootcamp Practical ways on choosing the best agent to sell your property Engage someone local that k...

On today’s episode, Bernadette's back with Michelle Lewis, and this episode is a result of a conversation on She Renovates Facebook group talking about some styling hacks, clever hacks to make the job a bit easier and meeting the budget guidelines.  A reno project in Adelaide Styling is non-negotiable Create an emotional attachment Searching on second-hand stores for styling Putting an ad on Gumtr...

On today’s episode, Bernadette will be sharing a progress report on her latest Airbnb listing, which is the factory floor.   A 5-star review entitled "Best Airbnb related podcast in Australia" Her Wynnum project going into market David's Bondi project on auction the 17th November What is the Factory Floor? Listing it on Airbnb to generate financial income How to stand out to other property listing...

On today’s episode, Bernadette will be discussing the important things that she learned from doing her Wynnum splitter project remotely.     Financial Freedom Against The Odds live event update Getting ready for the upcoming Bootcamp training Updates on her Wynnum project What is a splitter property? The 10 important things  you need to learn when you are planning to do a splitter project Resource...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to be sharing one of her Masterclass trainings from her membership that she does each month with her students. She has invited local experts to be the special guest speakers to give you an overview of the Australian local market. Michelle Lewis overview of the South Australia market The hot spot for subdividable properties in South Australia Julie Anglesey's...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to be talking about how to add a property to your portfolio the 10x way and learning the strategies to achieve that goal.   The process of capturing a high cash-flow and a high growth property Buy a property that has significant growth over a period of time Buying property in a capital city guarantees a double in value Buy a property at the right price Apply...

On today’s episode, Bernadette has a special guest, student Lucy Scott and she will share with us her successful journey through Airbnb and how it helped her have a sustainable income through her family home. Lucy Scott, her life and business Renovating her family home into a dream home A good lesson in renovating, being strategic and having expert support Putting up her family home to Airbnb Airb...

On today’s episode, Bernadette has two guests in Jo Vadillo and Nhan Nguyen, her co-presenters in the upcoming live event on October 19 - 20 titled "Financial Freedom... Against The Odds"   What to expect in October's live event Jo Vadillo, her expertise and how she helps source properties for Bernadette Nhan Nguyen, his expertise in the small development properties Nhan's property mojo How Nhan's...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is with Jen Clark and they are going to be talking about Airbnb and her succesful journey on the short term rental path.   A career change, from graphic designing to Airbnb Her motivation into getting to Airbnb The process of owning her first property in Airbnb The Fox House, Kyneton property, a property in a rural location The second property, Mistwood, Mount Macedo...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to be talking about renovating as an owner builder.   Live trainings in Sydney and Melbourne Updates on her Wynnum project in Brisbane Spent quality time with her Mum in Melbourne Student meetups in Melbourne with Stephen Weekend with her oldest daughter, Hannah & Ed Bondi apartment project ready for sale Canberra St. property for Airbnb What is an owner bui...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is with Kathleen Friedrich and they are going to talk about her renovating, the life she's created with that. Kathleen does very beautiful renovations and they have a point of difference that she'll talk about today. Her renovating and property journey A point of difference with her Bali featured items in her renos Planning her renos and her trips to Bali Parts of th...

On today’s episode,   Bernadette is going to share with you her take on woo woo. Spirituality and meditation taught by experts that will help you in your renovating journey to success. What are Woo Woo's? Her inspiration, her Mum Powerful mantras and reading to explore Beliefs that I've taken into my toolbox in my career Napoleon Hill, Think And Grow Rich Dr. Joe Dispenza, a neuroscientist, and ch...

On today’s episode,   Bernadette is with Reno Diva, Kate Potter and they are going to talk about her 3 projects and the award-winning property in Thirroul that won her top prize in "Building Designers Association of Australia Awards". What's given her the clarity to change her focus about renovating The right decision to move forward and sell her first property A change in mindset to live a life t...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to discuss the things that she has either experienced or have heard about that can totally bring your project undone. The new member in the Janson family The Future Of Leadership Conference An upcoming live event this October Is cheap property a good property as a project? What does the term "substantial renovation" mean? Builders and trades prefer to remove...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is with cracked mortgage broker, Louise Lucas. As CEO and founder of The Property Education Company, Louise helps guide property investors and first home buyers in structuring their finance to maximise returns on investments. Louise was inspired by her father She helps people avoid property investment mistakes The state of play in terms of money What does "assessment...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to talk about why property styling is important when you want to sell your reno project. Bernadette's good news about a new member of the family Her recent field trip to Wollongong Updates on her last bootcamp Why property styling adds around 10% to the sale price. Engages the buyer emotionally Why it depends on your market what your theme is Scoping out and...

On today’s episode, Bernadette interviews Julie Anglesey, our Reno Diva who has been "flipping houses" and renovating for profit in Perth for the past seven years.    Julie's renovating and property journey What she gained  from her education that helped make a massive difference to her renovating journey Renovating lo   price point   properties An update on the current Western Australian property...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is with Vivienne Halliday, our Reno Rockstar who has been featured in theCourier Mail and in the media. Vivienne, 56, has flipped 10 properties and plans to do two more a year for the next three years before “semi-retirement”. Vivienne always loved property and have been doing it ever since she bought her first property with her mum at 20, which was just before the r...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to share with us how negative gearing works and what you should know about it when you are thinking of investing in property to increase your income. From Bernadette's and Stephen's own war story when they have been on the bad end of the deal with so-called property "gurus" and how they have endured by using their due diligence and coming up with the decisio...

On today’s episode, Bernadette interviews Kathleen Friedrich, who has 2 professions: A professional renovator and a property stylist. She and her husband have been involved in property flipping for 8years now. They have a keen eye for a property that is worth the effort in about 10 min of walking through. Her husband a licensed builder and a structural engineer who is highly talented that loves th...

On today’s episode, Bernadette is going to be talking about how you can use renovating to fund your retirement and solve your financial problems in life. Retirement is not a good word to hear, it conjures up images of grannies, retirees, and seniors that grow roses and complain about young people and lunch on shopper dockets. If you want a big life that leaves a mark, renovating will help you to m...