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 [12:38] Allowing extra buffer in your renovation budget [14:28] Strategies for trades who don’t want to spend time quoting [16:24] Availability of supplies has been challenging since COVID19 [17:31] APRA’s new lending policies in terms of serviceability [19:29] Importance of having a substantial plan [20:17] New South Wales opened up this week [22:15] Darley St. and Newcastle project Updates [24:11] Bernadette bought first website: My third fur baby guide RESOURCES Bunnings https://www.bunnings.com.au/ APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) https://www.apra.gov.au/ Liz Raad https://www.mattandlizraad.com/ She Renovates 2021 Livestream Conference https://members.theschoolofrenovating.com/sherenovateslive She Renovates Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sherenovates

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147 - How To Negotiate The Renovation Challenges Covid Has Presented

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 renovation opportunities [13:31] Look for the opposite of what you'd sell [16:36] Comparative sales analysis [18:05] Concerns about losing a listing [19:32] Importance of asking the agent with their renovating experience [20:25] The scariest thing Todd experienced in his property career or real estate [22:23] The Value of getting an insurance [24:08] The wet trades in Todd’s 10-day renovation [26:26] The objective of his reno [28:55] Biggest learning and tips to renovators RESOURCES Australia's Home Buying Guide https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-home-buying-guide-todd-sloan/book/9780648980490.html ThermoGlaze https://thermo-glaze.com.au/ Pizza & Property https://www.pizzaandproperty.com/ She Renovates Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sherenovates Where to reach Todd Sloan? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timmsrealestateadl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timmsrealestate/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-sloan-b7a809102 Did this episode inspire you? If you have any thoughts or comments about the show, head over to She Renovates on iTunes and leave us a review. Also, don’t forget to subscribe, tune in, and share this podcast. 

146 - Todd Sloan: How Your Renovation Experience Builds Value For Real Estate Investing

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 identifying the best buyer's agent [07:02] What makes a good buyer's agent? [09:18] Finding a buyer’s agent who is also a property strategist [11:30] Talking to buyer’s agents about the hardest deals [13:09] Accreditation for buyer’s agents [15:25] Other things that you should ask a potential buyer's agent for renovation [17:02] Have a clear understanding by asking precise questions to buyer’s agents [19:28] Buyer's agents at She Renovates Livestream Conference RESOURCES REBAA https://rebaa.com.au/ She Renovates 2021 Livestream Conference  https://members.theschoolofrenovating.com/sherenovateslive She Renovates Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sherenovates

145 - How To Find A Good Buyer's Agent For Renovating

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 stay connected through the years [05:20] How Danielle’s mission in life reformed women’s financial independence [07:25] How the lovefest started for Danielle [09:29] Being fearless in facing the mission [11:15] Talking about the whole notion of independence [13:02] Importance of independence for Danielle and the KOCO women [15:07] How Covid19 impacted the business and women’s financial independence [17:12] How women benefit from learning how to list [18:44] Ask Bernadette: What’s your reno question?   RESOURCES  KOCO https://koco.global/   Reaching Out To Support Our Sisters https://www.theschoolofrenovating.com/reaching-out-to-support-our-sisters/   Artisan Nation https://theartisannation.com/   She Renovates 2021 Livestream Conference https://members.theschoolofrenovating.com/sherenovateslive   She Renovates Facebook group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/sherenovates   Did this episode inspire you? If you have any thoughts or comments about the show, head over to She Renovates on iTunes and leave us a review. Also, don’t forget to subscribe, tune in, and share this podcast.

144 - Danielle Chiel: Empowering Women To Achieve Financial Independence

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] Renovating as a way to accelerate progress [08:11] She Renovates Conference: Opportunity to build your renovating brains trust [10:43] Keeping up with current renovation trends [12:48] Access to the private podcast via online portal [14:08] Transform women’s life with renovating and Airbnb [15:21] Instagram Queen: Emily Osmond [16:59] Renovators concept sessions giveaway [17:56] Early bird special and She Renovates coupon code [18:44] Ask Bernadette: What’s your reno question? 

143 - She Renovates Livestream Conference

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 issue [09:22] HerBusiness Conference with Julie Masters [10:25] Renovation fears in properties [14:32] Weighing up pros and cons [17:36] What success means in overcoming renovation fears [19:16] Defeating renovation fears in not getting enough profit [20:11] Harvard Business: Fear of failure review [22:02] Doing a renovation project without a budget [24:07] Hypothesis and exploratory testing [25:35] Points To Consider With Renovation Fears [28:41] She Renovates Facebook Group [28:51] Ask Bernadette: What’s your reno question? 

142 - How To Manage Fear Of Failure In Renovating

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 team for your renovation project [09:05] Reno trades team company structures [12:12] Which reno trades team company structure is better? [13:04] How reno trades team manage their risk when doing a quote [14:26] Things you can do to reduce your risk of variations and of blowouts [15:33] Managing the price for your reno trades team [17:31] How to ask trades to step out of their normal tasks [18:51] Choosing between an older experienced trade and a young keen trade [21:25] Why you should never sign a blank check for a reno trades team [22:11] Ask Bernadette: What’s your reno question? 

141 - Getting Your Reno Trades Team: Done Right, On Time, On Budget

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 buyer [05:21] Points to consider in preparing a property [07:54] Managing first impressions in your property [10:16] The two-bedroom apartment in Arncliffe [11:36] Selling not just the property but the dream [12:52] Not just about looking for another home but for a better life [15:21] How you can solve a problem with styling before you start spending [16:54] Use the power of story to engage your buyer [17:56] Things to do when struggling for ideas [19:47] Use lighting to emotionally connect with your buyer [21:03] The School of Renovating online event 

140 - How To Use The Power Of Emotion To Sell Your Renovation

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] Identifying the risks involved [14:38] Do renovators can still claim plant equipment? [15:51] How the claim plant equipment is being calculated [17:32] Make sure to do your own research [20:09] Do the right thing and manage what you do [22:36] Learning from the past experiences [23:56] Things to consider in asset protection and tax minimisation [26:35] Scariest thing encountered in tax and asset protection 

139 - Why Your Tax Accountant Must Be An Expert in Property Investing

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 personal level [07:12] The School Of Renovating amidst the pandemic [09:08] Wonder Women Program is rocking [13:08] The Darlinghurst Project [16:09] The progress of The Class Project [19:05] Partnership with Ladies Finance Club [20:53] Banging three nominations for business awards [21:48] Partnership with KOCO: A social enterprise [24:11] Our growing team and achieving goals together 

138 - A Bold Year Of Progress For The School Of Renovating

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 Interior Path [7:42] Why People Do Well In Life [9:20] DNA Behaviour Process [12:00] DNA Style As The Design Identity [14:04] Partnership with a Social Enterprise [19:19] The powerful impact of colour, texture and general interiors on renovation style [23:27] Importance Of Your Unique Renovation Style [27:18] Biophilia: What should renovators know? [30:37] Women in Renovation Expo Coming up [36:00] Ask Bernadette 

137 - Deborah de Jong: What’s Your Unique Renovation Style?

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 to achieve renovation goals [10:31] Bottom line impact of the renovating experience [12:22] First renovation goal as a turning point [18:15] Tips to consider to achieve renovation goals [21:02] Is it worth using a buyer's agent? [22:16] How Morgan’s family supported him on his renovation goals [26:23] Challenges and lessons from doing renovation projects 

136 - Are you Hungry to Achieve Your Renovation Goals?

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] Timeframe of the renovation project [9:15] Setting the standard of renovation work on your project [9:53] Documentation you need for the project [10:29] How to deal with waste [11:40] Work details that trades need to cover [15:20] The Newcastle Class project update    

135 - How To Write A Scope Of Work For Renovation

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] Good communication at all levels in a renovation is essential [12:17] Keeping trades happy and on track (pay them on time!) [14:03] Are you covered and protected with the right insurance? [16:48] The Lane Cove project strategy [19:02] How to avoid renovation complaints [20:06]Dilapidation report – the process and lessons [23:18] The Arncliffe project strategy [30:00] Lessons from doing renovations with clients 

134 - What’s Your Renovation Strategy?

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 boost renovation income in the Class Project [11:00] Details about the properties inspected for the renovation income [15:58] Worked on the one that was coming up first [18:05] Finalised the scope for trades [20:57] Digital tools to finish the Class Project scope 

133 - Boost Renovation Income by Learning Together – The Class Project

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