Property Renovation - Investment Strategies

• Reno Focus: Out Doors

  You know how the saying goes: you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. In property, the front façade is about as important as it gets in terms of capturing attention and inviting people in to take a closer look read more

• Reno Focus: Bath Room

  Renovating bathrooms can be expensive as it can involve the potentially major cost of new tiling and pipework. Therefore, it’s important to employ a smart strategy when planning your bathroom reno, to ensure your end result is both easy on the wallet and easy on the eye. read more

• Profit in Perth

  For registered nurse Julie and her partner Shelley, finding a rough diamond was always their property search goal. This they found in a dilapidated home in Shoalwater, which they transformed themselves – for a tidy profit of $60,000 read more

• Budget $17K Reno Delivers The Dollars 450% ROI

  When Jo Powell was asked her to help bring a 1980s brick home back to its former glory, she knew she had a challenge on her hands. Factor in a tight renovation budget of just $20,000, and it could have been mission impossible read more

• Top 10 cosmetic renos for an investment property

  Leading reno expert Cherie Barber reveals the best cosmetic renos you could do to boost the value and rent from your investment property read more

• Renovated Queenslander Delivers $300K Profit

  With a background as a fashion designer and a globetrotting fashion buyer, Natalie Winter knows a thing or two about good presentation. When she turned her eagle eye away from fashion and towards property, she quickly realised the potential to make a good profit read more

• Cosmetic Reno Drives $400K Profit

  As a full-time property stylist, Justine Stedman spends her days renovating and dressing up properties on behalf of her clients. When she turned her hand to her own investment property, she successfully achieved a $400,000 gain – with more than a little sweat equity driving the profi t. Here’s how she did it read more

• From Shabby to Chic in $4,000

  When faced with finding a tenant in Perth’s tough tenancy market, investor Pat Cheah decided a renovation was in order. She put her tight budget to good use and transformed her two-bedroom apartment in Dianella from shabby to chic – and reaped the financial rewards. read more

• Beach Shack Renovation Turns Six-Figure Profit

  When country music singer Adam Brand found a little house on a tiny block of land in his home suburb of Palm Beach, he knew it was ‘the one’ – the property he could sink his teeth into to restore it to its former glory and turn a six-figure profit at the same time. Sarah Megginson reports. read more