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homes create an income and a life they love.

Women property investors learning about short-term holiday rentals

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.

Renovation finance success — funded home makeover

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.

Renovated living room with stone fireplace and blue trunk – women’s renovation projec

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 – career change from banking to property renovation

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.

Australian nurses eligible for home loans with no LMI from St George Bank

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.

habits that kill renovation success and how to improve renovating mindset

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 women renovators networking and learning at Sydney event

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.

modern downsizer kitchen design with white accessories and timber boards

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 event Sydney women in renovating at The School of Renovating

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.

Bernadette Janson and Deborah de Jong discussing post-COVID renovation ideas

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.

James Burgin discussing strata property renovation project in Bondi

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.

Micro development property showing house and subdividable land block

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.

Suzanne Flanders receiving the Freedom Flyer Award for her success as a prolific renovator

From Funeral Director to Prolific Renovator

Discover how Suzanne turned crisis into success — from funeral director to prolific renovator building $300K equity and financial freedom in one year.

Speaker presenting The Art of Finding Deals workshop on renovation and property strategy.

Invisible at Work? Here’s How Jane Turned That Into Power

At 60+, Jane built 3 Airbnbs, 4 businesses & 16 renos. Discover her blueprint for women over 50 to reinvent their life, wealth & confidence.
Then, in her early 40s, doctors delivered devastating news: she had an autoimmune disease attacking her liver. Without intervention, she would need a liver transplant within 10 years.