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Why Short-Term Holiday Rentals Are Good Property Investments
Discover how short-term holiday rentals like Airbnb can grow your property income and wealth. Proven strategies from The School of Renovating.
6 Ways To Fund Your Renovation With Bernadette Janson
Discover 6 smart ways to fund your renovation — from bank loans to joint ventures. Proven finance tips from Bernadette Janson and The School of Renovating.
Megan Brock: Renovation Project To Uplift Women
Discover how Megan Brock’s renovation project uplifts women through affordable housing, creativity, and property empowerment. Learn her inspiring story.
Kathy Madell: The Journey From A Career In Banking To Property Renovation And Investment
Discover how Kathy Madell turned her banking career into a thriving property renovation and investment journey. A true inspiration for women in renovating.
Finally, A Well Earned Free Pass For Nurses When Getting A Loan
Learn how nurses in Australia can get home loans up to 90% LVR with no LMI. Discover the new St George offer and how it helps nurses build wealth.
Top 10 Habits That Can Be Killing Your Dreams
Break bad habits holding back your renovating success. Learn 10 key tips to achieve your property goals and profit from every renovation project.
She Renovates Live: 15 Reasons You Should Attend
Join She Renovates Live 2022 — the must-attend event for women renovators. Learn profit strategies, network, and get inspired to grow your property success.
What Downsizers Want
Discover what downsizers want in a home. Learn key design, layout, and lifestyle features to attract Australia’s growing baby boomer market.
She Renovates Live: An Opportunity To Connect With Like-Minded Women in Renovating
Join She Renovates Live in Sydney! Connect with like-minded women, grow your renovating for profit skills, and build lasting property success.
New Ways To Succeed With Post-Covid Renos
Discover the top post-COVID renovation ideas! Create healthy, functional homes with smart design, ventilation, and hybrid workspaces.
A Little Known Way To Add Value To Your Strata Property
James Burgin, our marketing guru and one of our students, talks about how he added value to his strata property in Bondi, Sydney.
The Six Steps to The Magic of Micro Development
Learn the 6 steps to micro development property success — subdivide, renovate, and profit with this smart, high-cash-flow strategy for investors.
Retirement Planning for Women Over 50: 3 Brutal Truths | School of Renovating
Worried about the retirement cliff? Discover the 3 brutal truths women over 50 must face to avoid poverty and build wealth through property. Read now.
Fast Track to Retirement Through Renovating: The Curry Method
Is the slow “Curry Method” of saving keeping you stuck? Discover how the fast track to retirement through renovating can condense years of profit into one deal.
How Women Renovators Command Respect in Construction: 4 Non-Negotiable Systems
Stop relying on “confidence.” Use these 4 proven renovation systems—tendering, payments, and contracts—to command respect and protect your profit.
Why Owning Renovation Styling Furniture Is Your Ultimate Insurance Policy
Stop bleeding profit on hire fees. Discover why owning renovation styling furniture is your ultimate insurance policy for timeline control and Airbnb pivots.
DIY Property Styling: Turn Your Creative Hobbies into Renovation Profit
Stop outsourcing your profit. Discover how your creative hobbies (quilting, gardening) are actually $8,000 renovation skills in disguise. Read more.
Renovating for Retirement: The “One Property” Wealth Strategy (Anti-Portfolio)
Stop chasing a massive property portfolio. Discover the “Anti-Portfolio” strategy: How to retire mortgage-free and generate $100k+ income by renovating just one home.
The Workaround Trap: Fixing Financial Problems with Renovation
Are you normalizing financial struggle? Discover the “Workaround Trap” and how to finally solve the root problem through profitable renovation. Fix the tank today.
Why Renovation Systems Matter More Than Your Design Skills (A $25,000 Lesson)
A $25,000 electrical disaster taught us that renovation systems matter more than design. Get the non-negotiable insurance checklist that saved our profit margin.
How to Eliminate Your Mortgage with Renovation: A Strategy for Women Over 50
Don’t pay your mortgage for another 20 years. Learn 3 strategic renovation pathways to turn home equity into a debt-busting weapon. Start your plan today.
