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How to build and renovate for profit, with Buildher’s Rebeka Morgan

On this episode of the Australian Finance Podcast, Buyers Agent Amy Lunardi and Rask founder Owen Rask are joined by Rebeka Morgan from Buildher Collective.

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Buyers Agent Amy Lunardi and Rask founder Owen Rask are joined by Rebeka Morgan from Buildher Collective.

This episode originally aired on the Australian Property Podcast earlier in 2023.

BuildHer Collective helps women build and renovate their homes through her community. Rebeka used her experience in construction to guide her clients and community to understand that property development is more accessible than it seems. She has helped countless people around Australia, as well as Amy herself!

In this episode, we are covering the business Rebeka has built and understand the different options you have if you’re looking to renovate or build for profit.

Topics covered include:

  • How can ‘regular’ people make money through renovating & building?
  • In what situations have you seen it done well? And not so well?
  • Some of the common mistakes when renovating
  • Misconceptions people have when it comes to developing (small-medium scale)
  • How can you figure out how much a project might cost
  • What kind of profit margins should you be aiming for when considering developing/renovating and why?
  • How people generally finance build costs
  • Some of biggest risks to consider when developing & renovating
  • How do you find reputable people to work with? Builders, architects

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