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renovating for profit

Last post, last gig but not the last reno!

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.
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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 [...]

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Tips for info-hunters

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! [...]

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Answering questions: what adds value?

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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