How to Make Money Flipping Property on the Gold Coast | Renovation Tips in the 2026 Property Market

Why do people get in the flipping? My observation is everyone wants to make money.

If you could nail it down to five key things.

You get your cash when you sell, but you make your money on the way in.

So picking the right property, knowing your numbers, but also who's in your network, agents specifically.

Once they know that you're serious and that you're ready to go, they will ring you up with deals because they know it's an easy sell.

They know they can give their client what they want and everyone kind of wins.

I am a massive believer in staging because people are buying the dream.

They're walking in.

They want to see their kids running around.

You want the kids fighting over whose room is going to be what.

Oh, this one's pink.

This one's going to be mine.

Or this one has more of a boy vibe.

You're getting that emotional connection instantly.

And the first like two seconds that someone's walking through your house, they're going to either fall in love or they'll be on to the next one.

And staging like just hooks them in straight away.

What about in terms of ways to save money? I'm keen to hear that.

Know when to splurge and when to go budget.

I have never been asked in a reno, oh, what brand paint is that on the wall? Do you have to spend the money on something like Dulux or could you get a brand that nobody knows that's still the same quality? I mean, you could spend $150 on one handle.

That is not going to make you your money back.

If you can get the same look or less and you're not sacrificing quality, you need to do that.

I reckon this is my favorite way to save money on a flip.

And my tradies will hate me for saying this.

I feel like I'm exposing a dirty secret in the construction world.

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