She Renovates

Managing your costs in a reno project is critical. It doesn’t matter whether you are renovating your family home, an investment property or a property you are planning to flip for a profit. If you lose track of your costs, you could end up spending significantly more than you had planned to. There are three types of costs involved in a renovation project: Holding cost Labour costs Material costs T...

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:15] Who is Amali De Vos [04:05] The serendipity experience [08:13] What reticular activating system is [10:19] The gift of having an entrepreneurial mindset [11:19] Thoughts about subconscious mind [14:09] Dealing with your pessimist mind and finding serendipity [15:28] Amali shares her experience to be optimistic [26:23] Experiences on how serendipity in renovating was dis...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:15] Emily Osmond in She Renovates Livestream Conference 2021 [01:44] Background of Emily in the renovation business [02:59] Planning and teaming up to do a joint venture with a friend [03:45] Buying and selling a property: A savvy way to kick-off [04:33] Emily’s experience in helping people in the property space [05:41]Setting goals with clients and what they want to achiev...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:37] Managing trades and sourcing property amidst the pandemic [02:51] Making sure to manage risks and to look for opportunities [04:59] Tips to help you continue to function confidently despite uncertainties [06:19] Limiting beliefs: The biggest hurdle you need to overcome [08:22] The value of building a team and professional relationships [10:31] Checking your mindset [12:...

Bernadette Janson together with Todd Sloan, the agent renovator podcast, discusses how renovation experience builds value for real estate investing. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:07] Get to know Todd Sloan [02:38] What draws Todd in podcasting [04:26] The three core beliefs around the property [07:48] The Adelaide market and location of Todd’s agency [10:38] Affordability buffer going up [11:33] Todd’s...

Bernadette Janson shares how buyer's agent impacts renovating experience and discuss ways how you can find a great one. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [00:58] Finding a good buyer’s agent for renovating is a game-changer [02:21] Importance of good relationships between buyer’s agents and local agents [3:52] Maintaining the deal flow with buyer’s agents [04:24] Not all buyer's agents are equal [05:23] Ways in...

Bernadette Janson interviews Danielle Chiel. Their desire to help other women kept them connected through the years and their mission is to get women to be financially independent.  EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:36] Contribution to women in achieving financial independence [03:05] Different paths with the same goal to support financial independence [04:58] How the friendship of Bernadette and Danielle s...

She Renovates Conference brings together our community of women who are at various stages in their renovating and property journey to share their deals, their strategies and their experience. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:11] Background of our first event last year [02:33] Our event will go bigger and better [03:36] Presenting a renovation model to those wanting to get ahead financially [06:05] Renovati...

Bernadette shares how fears can impair your ability to make decisions, and valuable pointers to deal with renovation fears that can arise. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:05] Bernadette Janson’s life update: Back in Sydney [04:25] Renovation fears are not hopeful emotions [05:01] The impact of renovation fears on your body [05:31] Fear of failure: A destructive emotion [08:09] Renovation fears biggest iss...

Bernadette shares the essential part of the reno trades team in your renovation projects. She talks about the approaches to engaging with tradies and how some issues are being addressed. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:46] She Renovates Online Conference [04:51] Bernadette Janson’s life update [07:18] Covid19 Generalisations: Impact on the building industry [08:09] What to consider in finding reno trades...

Knowing the emotions of selling a home can maximise your renovation profits. Bernadette Janson shares how to prepare the selling process, with the buyer’s emotions in mind. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:28] Things to understand when buying, renovating and selling your family home [02:15]Two main parts of the brain that take a role in everyday decision-making [04:06] Having an owner-occupier as your buye...

Bernadette discusses the importance of having a property tax accountant with Brian Goodridge, the accountant for The School of Renovating. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:08] Brian Goodridge: not your average number cruncher [02:24] The value of having a property tax accountant [03:23] Law changes in business and property [04:54] When to take action with GST [09:39] Renovations that you can't claim [11:31...

Bernadette shares the progress of The School Of Renovating over the year. Listen to this podcast as she shares the growth and success of their business together with the hard work of each team member. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:55] Shaping up the business during pandemic [03:48] How we expected 2021 to appear [04:23] Good things happening in our amazing environment [06:02] Things encountered from a p...

Bernadette discusses renovation style with Deborah de Jong, a powerhouse with an incredible story, who started to be engaged in different talks and presentations, like Interior Design, How to Design On a Budget, How to Decorate on a Great Budget and How to Do Things Effectively and many more. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [01:41] Get To Know More About The Incredible Deborah [5:50] Deborah On Choosing Her I...

Bernadette discusses renovation goals with Morgan Bushell, a Property Investor and a Savvy Mortgage Broker, who renovated his way to 5 investment properties by the age of 28.  EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [1:06] Morgan Bushell, the savvy mortgage broker and property investor [2:34] Opportunities for his first renovation goal [5:42] Learning from his first renovation property [8:18] Leveraging relationships...

Bernadette Janson discusses how to write a scope of work for renovation. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [1:34] New feature release: What’s Your Reno Question? [3:30] What is the renovation scope of work? [4:25] Importance of the scope work checklist [6:09] Three main sections to the renovation scope of work [6:42] Outlining the renovation project [7:49] Talking about the communication details [8:40] Timefram...

Bernadette discusses the renovation process with one of our keen students, Odette Overlunde as she navigated two recent renovations. Take note of Odette’s long-term strategy for her renovation future. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [02:15] Get to know Odette Overlunde [04:02] Renovation strategy and IT [07:08] Creating a renovation strategy for clients [08:32] What project challenges were encountered [11:01]...

Bernadette Janson shares the details of The School of Renovating latest project - The Class Project. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [02:37] Details of the renovation income: The Class Project [05:00] Objective of the Class Project [05:42] Criteria of Investment made for the Class Project [08:09] What to consider when setting up a joint venture for a renovation income [10:02] How we communicate in order to bo...

Bernadette Janson and Adam Scougall, an interior decorator, artist and designer, discuss how to choose the best colours for renovation. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [02:14] Get to know more about Adam Scougall [04:20] Why is it important for renovators to be confident in choosing renovation colours? [07:00] How to choose the right renovation colour scheme? [12:35] Know the popular renovation colours and tr...

Remote renovations of homes can be an ideal lifestyle if you like to travel too. Find out how to overcome the challenges of long-distant renovating. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:  [02:34] The importance of surrounding yourself with people who can help you [04:20] How to know if you have a passion for property investment (10:26] Is it hard to do your first Reno? [12:48] Having basic tools and essentials when...

Discover how to use the magic of lighting in your renovations to add value, get the best results and stay on budget. Be inspired by Bernadette Janson’s advice and practical experience to stay on track with your home lighting.   EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:  [02:17] The lighting brings magic to a project [03:04] Halogen lights are the blowflies of the lighting industry (03:43] CRI (Color Rendering Index) te...

Bernadette Janson and property buyer's agent Jo Vadillo, discuss opportunities and challenges in the current hot property market in Australia.   EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [00:01:21] Why the property market is a jungle at the moment [00:01:50] Buyers are frustrated with constant looking [00:04:03] Fairtrade are out there and watching agents [00:06:00] More vendors are coming into the market [00:06:34] Ste...