With all the predictions about interest rates rising and Sydney’s sky-high property prices plummeting, you’d be forgiven for feeling a bit gloomy about the real estate market. Let’s not forget Australians’ alarming debt levels (we apparently have the highest level of household debt in the world after Switzerland) and now the banks’ clamp down on…
Learn quick tips and tricks on styling your bathroom in under 3 minutes from celebrity Designer – James Treble TRANSCRIPTION [00:00:02] Whether you’ve just moved into a brand new home or you’ve just completed a bathroom renovation to elevate this beautiful room into something practical and beautiful. It’s all about the styling. [00:00:15] So whether this is…
So, your property is meticulously renovated and it’s finally time to put it on the market. If your budget doesn’t stretch to a professional stylist then you need to pull out all the stops to have it looking amazing for the marketing photos and inspections. The aim is to let potential buyers see themselves in…
It’s that first important glimpse that decides whether it’s love at first sight or instant rejection. We’re talking, of course, about front facades. For a property seller or simply someone with pride in their home, you really need those first impressions to hit the mark. So let’s take a look at five different facades that…
This enterprising couple cashed in on the ripple effect of Sydney’s blistering house prices, finding a suitable rough diamond on the NSW Central Coast that created an amazing value uplift. The working class suburb they targeted was in the property doldrums for years, until prices suddenly started to soar from 2013 on-wards – nearly 20%…
Without doubt, this is one of the topics I am most often asked about. That’s because a reliable, all-round-good tradie who doesn’t charge the earth is pure gold. And the cowboys are sheer hell. I’ve experienced my fair share of both in 25-plus years of renovating, so I certainly appreciate the stress and frustration of…
Australians love their bathrooms. In fact in new builds, we’re now building on average 2.6 bathrooms into every family home!* So it goes without saying that if you’re Renovating For Profit you need to pay particular attention to your bathroom if you want to lure buyers in or uplift your property value and build equity. Bathrooms are…
Cherie Barber shares her top 5 cosmetic internal changes that can help add value to your property. What you will learn: How to add a bedroom (without structural changes) Budget internal fittings (window furnishings) Update old flooring Liquid gold: paint Freshen up bathroom & kitchen Transcript [00:00:05] Cherie from Renovating For Property. I’m coming to…
Few people have the luxury of an unlimited budget when it comes time to overhaul their kitchen – traditionally one of the most trade-intensive and hence expensive rooms to renovate. For a total strip out and fit out, labour costs can spiral out of control once you’ve factored in a plumber, sparkie, carpenter, labourer, tiler……
A well-calculated renovation is one of the surest and fastest ways to make money from property, but the trick is picking which one to buy. There’s no happy “one size fits all” approach to buying and renovating property for profit. It requires an understanding of what style of renovation works for any given property, the…