She Renovates

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 market
• Tips for selecting a property to flip in a flat market
• Engaging energy cleansers for property
• Thinking outside the box when covering all the bases of renovating

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 recession. Since then she has always looked for something with better return and tends to buy or make dual income property.

Now she's looking more for Renovations with an option to subdivide or maybe rent by the room.

Bernadette covers,

• How Vivienne started her renovating and property journey
• What are the challenges that she had to face while doing her renovation projects
• How she is outsourcing some important aspects of her work
• How she finds the Queensland market
• Vivienne's "Big Hairy Audacious Goal"
• How her normal reno day goes
• Why she's the queen of negotiating and recently owned Renosave
• News on her most recent reno project and valuable tips on increasing property value
• Her favourite suppliers for her projects
• Vivienne's 3 top tips for renovators

Resources mentioned:

Renosave: https://renosave.com.au/

Gumtree: https://www.gumtree.com.au/

National Tiles: https://www.nationaltiles.com.au/

Bunnings: https://www.bunnings.com.au/

IKEA: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/

Harvey Norman: https://www.harveynorman.com.au/

2nds world: http://bit.ly/2xQkEu0

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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 decision to stand their ground and not go through with
the sale.

Now Bernadette wants to share her knowledge with all fellow renovators to not get into the trap of not being prepared when you're buying a property to invest your money.

Bernadette covers,

• Updates on her 2 renovation projects - Wynnum Project and The Factory Floor
• What does negative gearing mean in property investment?
• How and When negative gearing works
• The king of negative gearing
• Negative gearing is losing money so there needs to be a bigger end game
• How many Australians are getting into negatively geared properties inadvertently
• Bernadette and Stephen's war story and their lucky escape
• What are the issues with House and Land properties?
• Important points to provide further clarity on negative gearing

You can reach Chris Gray here:
http://www.investmentpropertyexpert.com.au/
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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 the challenge and never get tired of feeling complete when the projects are done. They are % hands-on and hardly outsource, their style is on trend and very contemporary and enjoys sourcing off items for their "renos" from their traveling to Bali and the islands of Indonesia. They have become a reno celebrity by participating in a television show on Channel 7 that is a competition/documentary of professional property flippers in Australia.

Kathleen sheds light on how being on a television show can affect your renovating life.

Bernadette covers,

• What's it like to be a TV Renovator?
• Reasons why you'd want to go on The Block or House Rules, reasons why you won't
• Is going on television a career suicide?
• How being on television can fully disrupt your personal and business life
• Why you should give it serious consideration to going on television with your reno projects
• Acknowledging and being realistic on what you really want out of your TV participation
• Why being self-funded is a must if you decide to be on a television show
• How the show can make you question your goals and reno standards
• Is being on a television show all it's cracked up to be?
• The best part of being on a television show

You can reach Kathleen Friedrich here:https://www.instagram.com/twisted_lime/

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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 make a difference

Bernadette will cover,

• What is retirement and how do you prepare for it?
• One of the key ingredients to a successful renovating career.
• Why would you use renovating and property to fund your retirement?
• The biggest mistake that most people make
• What are cookie cutter properties and why it's a step backward
• How to move with the market with a general plan to keep you moving forward
• How to be savvy about buying property
• High cash flow strategies that deliver income and not cost money
• When do you decide that it's the right time to stop working
• A mind map that demonstrates the path and how to approach it

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in iTunes: She Renovates and subscribe to the podcast. Check out more renovating tips and
inspiration at www.theschoolofrenovating.com

On today’s episode,

Mary Benton a financial planner and a student in The School Of Renovating is going to discuss How To Buy Property Into Your Self Managed Super Fund. A super fund is a Trust with no end date. Holding assets for beneficiaries with lower tax but with restricted access.

Mary will cover,

• Why would you own property inside a self-managed super fund?
• How many dollars do you need to get started?
• The process: With or Without borrowing.
• How does it help when you are in a renovating business.
• The current landscape and other issues.
• Investing: Property vs Equities
• Why property in super can work & why it can't
• How to acquire a property in a super fund
• Advantages of a self-managed super fund
• Getting property into a self-managed super fund
• Business Realty Property (BRP) scenarios
• Steps in self-managed super fund borrowing
• The life cycle of a self-managed super fund
• Which clients are the self-managed super funds suitable for?

You can reach Mary Benton here:
Plan4wealth www.plan4wealth.com.au

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On today’s episode,

Bernadette is with Susie Guest and they are going to be talking about her achievements over the last months and how it improved her personal situation significantly that also benefited her clients.

Susie started her Guest Property Projects with the intention of providing a range of services to ensure you get the most out of your investment, to attract the right tenant, maximize the return you get on that investment, or to best position your investment for a successful sale.

Bernadette covers,

• How Susie started her renovating journey
• Susie's biggest project
• How Susie added value to improve her client's lifestyle and finances
• What are the renovation costs and profits for Susie's projects
• The Docklands renovation project that brought successful income
• What you can do on a low budget scenario
• How renovating impacted Susie's life
• Susie's 3 top tips for renovators

Resource materials:

Where you can reach Susie Guest: https://guestpropertyprojects.com.au/

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On today’s episode,

Bernadette talks about how to properly install a flat pack kitchen so that it doesn't look like a flat pack. She shares tips and strategies that will help you in determining how a flat pack can help in creating a beautiful kitchen that will save you a huge amount of money.

Bernadette covers,

• The tips and strategies to get a quality installation of your flat pack
• The various types of flat pack kitchens available
• The importance of looking for an installer that has extensive experience with flat packs
• How to make your flat pack modules work for the shape of your kitchen project
• Tips on finishing off the kitchen for a custom look
• How to marry floating floors in with the flat pack kitchen
• Where to get ideas for sourcing out tips on how to utilize your flat pack modules
• A guide to the cost of the installation of your flat pack.

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in iTunes: She Renovates and subscribe to the podcast. Check out more renovating tips and
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On today’s episode,

I consider Michelle Lewis a renovating soul sister.  Her passion for property investing and renovating is infectious.

She loves budget renovations, where she spend less in order to have more money in her pocket and more income for her family.

Michelle has extensive experience in renovating, investing and joint ventures. In this episode, she talks about her journey and is very generous with her special brand of wisdom around mindset, renovating with a family and the importance of building a support structure.

Bernadette covers,

• The key to success in renovating and property
• Why joint venture is an important strategy in creating an income through renovating
• Michelle's favourite strategy that helped her develop her skills in renovating
• How renovating and property has impacted her life and that of her family
• Michelle's motivation for starting her property business
• The most challenging aspect of renovating and investing
• Michelle's 3 tips for succeeding in renovating and property
• How to execute budget renovations
• Budget styling strategies
• Why surrounding yourself with like-minded people, a team of like-minded people and work with people who align with your values is important

Resource materials:
Michelle's recent reno project: 61 Deborah St Kotara South in Newcastle NSW
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On today’s episode,

Bernadette is with husband, Stephen Janson to share with us the huge add value of
determining if a wall in your property is load bearing. How to figure out the system of
removing it without compromising the integrity of the property.

Bernadette covers,

• How to tell if a wall in your property is load bearing
• The most common type of renovation is a cosmetic plus
• Outlining the technicalities that are involved in removing a wall
• Stephen explains how to determine if a wall is load bearing
• Who designs the support structure
• The considerations that you need to plan for before you make the decision of taking out a wall
• Important things to look for when you have an apartment building in determining how to put your beams in for your wall
• Why having a good builder can add great value when you are doing this project
• How to work through masonry walls in order to give a good finish
• The costs of removing a wall
• What to consider when dealing with old properties

If you find this episode helpful, you can help support the show by leaving us a 5-star review
in iTunes: She Renovates and subscribe to the podcast. Check out more renovating tips and
inspiration at www.theschoolofrenovating.com