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We Help Others Get Amazing Results with Renovations
WHO WE ARE AT
Renovate and Real Estate
Belinda Smith
Belinda Smith and the team at Renovate and Real Estate are on a mission to help 10,000 people reach financial independence through renovation and property investing.
Why Us?
Our team includes Renovation Coaches who specialise in flips, options and Joint venture projects; licenced tradesmen, interior designers and stylists.
We’ve got everything covered.
Why do we do this?
We know that renovation is one of the fastest ways of growing a property portfolio and creating wealth. We also know that making the wrong decisions can be disastrous and we are determined to prevent this from happening to anyone who chooses to work with us.
Belinda Smith is a speaker and business coach in the property and renovation space, and the director of – Renovate and Real Estate
What Brought Me Here
1986
The Journey Begins
Belinda and Brett got married at a young 22 and 23 years old, and purchased their first renovation project, a small home unit near Cronulla beach.
1987
The First New Build
They sold their renovated home unit and purchased an old house on the waterfront, demolished it, custom designed and owner-built a 2 storey home, working alongside a builder, they honed their DIY building skills. They completed the ground floor first, moved in and continued the build bit-by-bit as they could afford the building materials. Belinda was working in the NSW Police Force and Brett was a mechanic for Qantas.
1991
The Family Grows
Busy times. Work, three kids in three years, and a bank mortgage with interest rates of 17.7%
We finished the house DIY, landscaped, built a pool, garage, horse stables and a chook shed.
Brett left Qantas and opened his own successful handyman business.
Belinda revamped furniture for fun and to create designer quality rooms for less.
2001
The Line in The Sand
We read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and immediately sprung into action, joining property investor groups, learning everything we could about property, finance, building and developments.
At this point, we became very intent on providing a nice future for us and the kids.
We built a house in Queensland for an investment and studied accounting.
2003
The Buying Spree
Using what we were learning with our investor groups, we headed to regional NSW and bought two homes to renovate.
Flipping one for profit immediately allowed us to renovate the other house, plus buy a block of land with the proceeds.
Immediately after, we traveled to New Zealand with our investor group and bought 4 houses in less than a week which have since tripled in value.
2007
Positive Cashflow
Focused on the benefits of positive cashflow, we bought our first Commercial Property in regional NSW, comprising a Real Estate business downstairs and residential units upstairs.
We renovated the units and increased the rent by $1,000 per month.
Completed Financial Services Diploma in Mortgage broking to get a clear understanding of lending industry in Australia.
2010
Renovation Consultancy
We sold our PPR and bought another old house to knock down and rebuild. Soon after, local Real Estate Agents talked us into selling for profit and we couldn’t refuse!
Belinda qualified as a Real Estate Agent and offered work in the industry, but realised that buying and selling Real Estate for family was lots more fun than selling it for other people.
A couple of years later, Belinda joined forces with a friend who had flipped houses consistently for 30 years, and opened up a Facebook page on the topic of renovating, DIY and home inspiration. The online following grew fast, and due to demand, developed into a Renovation Consultancy business.
2013
The Mediterranean
Mansion Project
Purchased a gigantic 1970’s Mediterranean style house and had DA plans approved to convert it internally, into 2 dwellings. These dwellings each have 4 bedrooms, 2 living, 3 bathrooms, and parking for 2 cars.
2017
Serving More People
After constant requests from followers on Social Media, we developed online training and live renovation workshops for people all around Australia: Renovation Secrets for people wanting to learn how to renovate and Renovation Consultancy Mastery for experienced renovators wanting to launch a business using their skills.
At Renovate and Real Estate, we cater for all levels of experience in renovation, from newbies to those who flip homes for a living.
Renovate and Real Estate unmatched in the industry
