Rookie renovators’ lesson

Homeowners turned rookie renovators, Dulsiri and Lakmi, bought this western Sydney home in December 2016 with the aim of building a property portfolio for long-term wealth accumulation. The couple deliberately bought an “unrenovated” property so they could cosmetically renovate it and add instant equity. On […]

6-month flip in Western Sydney

Purchased in March 2016 by Cosmetic Renovations For Profit graduate Virginie, this freestanding weatherboard home was ripe for a cosmetic renovation. She purchased it for $495,000 by private treaty in the outer western Sydney suburb of Campbelltown.     The following “cookie cutter” works were […]

Brisbane apartment reno yields $30k net profit

Cosmetic Renovations For Profit student Jenniffer wasn’t even in the market for a unit renovation when she came across this modest find in a small block of eight. She quickly spotted its profit potential. “I was looking for my next project and this one popped […]

Cherie’s Hillsdale Apartment Renovation

Homeowner, Lauren purchased this unrenovated two bedroom apartment approximately eight years ago. She lived in it for a number of years before deciding to relocate elsewhere to a house with more space. Since moving out, Lauren’s also had a stream of tenants moving in and […]

Kitchen renovation challenge: 1 Kitchen – 2 Ways

A creative kitchen renovation project: learn how to maximise a small apartment space and renovate a kitchen within a small footprint – creatively and on a budget. What will you learn in this article?  A kitchen renovation project within a small studio space How this […]

Renovating Your Kitchen On A Shoestring Budget

With the average kitchen renovation conservatively estimated at between $10,000 to $15,000, you can appreciate the challenge of gutting and replacing this old-timer on a budget of roughly $5000. But that’s the reality of TV renovating for my slot on The Living Room – time […]

Cherie’s Campbelltown Renovation

Husband and wife homeowners, Darren and Cat recently purchased this property and have just spent the last eight weeks renovating their property internally. The couple were very hands on during the internal renovation but both are unsure as to how to tackle the weatherboard exterior. […]

Ask Cherie – Street Appeal

What are some of the ways to improve a property’s street appeal? We have a brick house that we would love to render, but don’t have the budget for it unfortunately. The whole front of the place is looking a bit sad. What are some […]