by Amanda on October 24, 2009
This is the last post for the year on Renovation Survivor and next week at the Home Buyers’ Show I’ll be doing my last reno-related gig for the year too.
In the virtual world of Renovation Survivor I have to admit it’s been a little quiet. In the physical world it’s been a little busier.
Instead [...]
by Amanda on April 20, 2009
While rock-star marketer Seth Godin doesn’t usually give renovating advice, a recent post gave some interesting tips for creative selling.
In a recent post called On being proactive, Godin wrote: “In my experience, much of marketing is a game of waiting for the other guy to go first. Well, if nothing is happening, you go [...]
by Amanda on March 31, 2009
Australian Property Investor magazine continues its Reno Guide series. This month, it’s Part 5 - dealing with the outside room. The Reno Kings’ Geoff Doidge and Archicentre’s Robert Caulfield are quoted and I gave some advice based on my years marketing bricks and pavers - I know a few things about patios, decks and courtyards! [...]
by Amanda on March 30, 2009
James (a reader) asked me recently: “What adds more value, joinery or blinds? I’m trying to add additional wardrobe space to an inner city apartment in Melbourne because it is so cramped. But budget-wise, with permits, building surveyor etc, I’m trying to decide what are the most important ones to do.”
This morning I went looking [...]
by Amanda on March 11, 2009
Ok. I admit it. It takes a little more than 4 minutes to learn how to renovate for profit. If time is short though (and you don’t have my book yet - why not I ask??) then you could watch this A Current Affair report on what to do to make money renovating and of [...]