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Episode Synopsis
What's it like to be married to a serial renovator who comes home from shopping sprees with property instead of shoes!! In this episode, Stephen, the other half in the school of renovating shed some light. On today’s episode, Bernadette interviews her husband and business partner, Stephen Janson. A licensed builder and married for 31 years to a professional renovator, Stephen will share his experience of being a supportive partner to Bernadette and how his loyalty and reticence improved their financial situation. Bernadette covers, Stephen’s background in carpentry and how he started as an apprentice carpenter How they started renovating their homes and their different views on renovation How having different perspectives on renovating keeps the balance between labor and material costs More perks of being married to a professional renovator How they’ve influenced their children to invest in property and the opportunities from renovating as a family How they helped their daughter purchase her first home through profits from a joint venture: “The Avocado Smash Project” The challenges of having a wife who comes home from a shopping spree, instead of buying shoes, is buying properties How they donated 100% of the profit from a recent renovation to the organization “Hands Across the Water” to help children who come from at-risk backgrounds in Thailand Stephen’s advice to partners of women who are passionate about renovating Resources mentioned in this episode: Hands Across the Water: https://www.handsgroup.org.au/ The Avocado Smash Project: https://www.theschoolofrenovating.com/success_stories/avocado-smash/ Get and download your FREE show notes of the episode Here! --- If you find this episode helpful, you can help support the show by leaving us a 5-star review on iTunes: She Renovates and subscribe to the podcast. Check out more renovating tips and inspiration at The School Of Renovating and listen to other episodes of 'She Renovates' at The School Of Renovating: Podcast
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