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
  • Airbnb as a rewarding and enriching experience for her whole family
  • Working on lowering her LVR through Airbnb
  • Lucy's market through long term stays in Airbnb
  • Lucy's biggest challenges through Airbnb
  • Being mindful of the importance of insurance for your Airbnb
  • Lucy's 3 major tips as an Airbnb Superhost

Resources mentioned:

• • Lucy Scott's Airbnb listing: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/27268915
  • Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com.au

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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 Christian background factors in his buy, reno, hold model
  • Nhan talks about the Brisbane market
  • How Jo values being responsive to client's needs and goals
  • The importance of having a property-specific accountant
  • How Airbnb can be a source of quick cash flow
  • Bernadette's topic on short-term rental
  • Getting inspired and motivated by surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals

Resources mentioned:

• • VIP Tickets: https://viptickets.pages.ontraport.net/financialfreedom
  • Advanced Property Strategies: https://www.advancedpropertystrategies.com
  • Property Women: http://propertywomen.com.au/
  • Advocate Property Services: https://advocateservices.com.au/about/jo-vadillo/
  • Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com.au

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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 Macedon
  • The most challenging aspects of doing Airbnb
  • Being a graphic designer as an additional skill
  • Co-hosting as a much lower risk strategy
  • Being full time in Airbnb as a long term goal
  • The moral and ethical side of short term rental vs long term rental
  • Jen's 3 biggest tips

Resources mentioned:

• • Jen Clark's property listings: https://clarkwillshortstays.com.au/
  • Kyneton Property: http://bit.ly/foxhousekyneton
  • Macedon Property: http://bit.ly/mountmacedon

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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 builder and when is it relevant?
  • Laws vary slightly from state to state
  • The advantages and disadvantages of being an owner builder
  • Responsibilities of being an owner builder
  • What are the limitations of being an owner builder?
  • How to utilise the owner builder process

Resources mentioned:

Cheat Sheet for finding out the exact details for your state.

• • South Australia: http://bit.ly/2ktO91E
  • Victoria: http://bit.ly/2kEcIc8
  • Tasmania: http://bit.ly/2m5qrcd
  • Queensland: http://bit.ly/2m5qxAB
  • Western Australia: http://bit.ly/2keoytm
  • ACT: http://bit.ly/2k934Oo
  • New South Wales: http://bit.ly/2k6Db1E
  • Insurances: owner builder sa

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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 the renovation that she incorporates from her Bali featured items
• The "WOW" factor is having your own style
• Living the renovator's dream
• A DIY renovator
• Finds their own projects by knowing the area well
• A cookie-cutter strategy that's different in each way
• Paint is your best friend
• Having property and Airbnb in Bali

Resources mentioned:

• Kathleen Friedrich: https://www.instagram.com/twisted_lime/
• Bali: http://www.bali-indonesia.com/
• Bunnings: https://www.bunnings.com.au/
• Three Birds Renovation: https://www.threebirdsrenovations.com/

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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 chiropractor
• Stepping out of your comfort zone
• Refusing to make excuses and taking action
• How you view and create money, wealth and happiness in your life
• The Reno Library

Resources mentioned:

• Napoleon Hill: Think And Grow Rich
• Joe Dispenza: https://drjoedispenza.com/
• David Cameron Gikandi: A Happy Pocket Full Of Money
• Abraham Hicks: https://www.abraham-hicks.com/

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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 they deserve
• Is cheap property a good property as a project?
• The negatively geared defence housing home in Brisbane 
• The renovated one little bedder in Mosman
• The award-winning Thirroul project
• Her decision to come and do more education on renovating a property

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 than to renovate and work with new materials
• Are trades available on short notice?
• How to make lemons into lemonade
• Will DIY save you money on your renovations?

Resources mentioned:

Future Of Leadership: https://www.futureofleadership.com.au/

The Hands Group: https://www.handsgroup.org.au/

The Australian Taxation Office: https://www.ato.gov.au/

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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 rate" mean?
• The situation in terms of living expenses
• Her view on the going interest rate in today's market
• The state of the market in Melbourne
• The fall out from the Royal Commission
• The benefits of working with a mortgage broker
• Louise's 3 top tips for smart property investing

Resources mentioned:

• Louise Lucas: https://thepropertyeducationcompany.com/
• APRA: https://www.apra.gov.au/
• RBA: https://www.rba.gov.au/
• MFAA: https://www.mfaa.com.au/
• RoyalCommission: https://financialservices.royalcommission.gov.au
• My Credit File: https://www.mycreditfile.com.au/
• Realestate.com.au: https://www.realestate.com.au

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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 giving context to space
• Solve problems with styling
• Styling to appeal to women
• Virtual styling, does it work?
• The situations where you don't style a property 

Resources mentioned:

Belinda Woolrych: https://papillonstyling.com.au
eBay: https://www.ebay.com.au/
Gumtree: https://www.gumtree.com.au/
Facebook marketplace
Edgecliff project: https://www.realestate.com.au/property/unit-1-46-south-st-edgecliff-nsw-2027
Darlinghurst project: http://bit.ly/_darlinghurst

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