Rachael Goldsworthy Realty

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Happy Easter to you and your family

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Wishing everyone all the very best for a very safe and Happy Easter. Whilst the office will be closed until 22nd April, we will be taking calls and making appointments throughout this period.

Thinking of inviting some friends over for Easter, why not greet them at the front door with a homemade Easter Wreath?

Happy Easter Bunny Boxwood Wreath

You really like your friends and wanted to spend some time in the garden to make something homegrown for them.

Something homegrown for Easter

You really, really like your friends and not only want to invite them over to your place, set the table in theme, you would like to cook a meal for them, how about this table setting as an idea?

Easter Table Setting

Whatever you may find yourself doing this Easter, have a fabulous long weekend and I trust the Easter Bunny is good to you.

Rachael 🙂

Episode #20 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Renovating for return on your investment

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Hi. My name is Rachael Goldsworthy, and I’ve just come from a house in South Windsor. The owner has just settled in the last couple of days, and they’ve purchased a home from another agent who had a mortgage in possession sale. They have managed to secure the property a little bit more affordably than normally, so they got a bit of a discount on the sale price. Want to do it up quickly and then turn the property over. Often i find my clients ring me up and ask me what they could do to improve the value of the property, and turn it over quickly so that they can get a good return on it.

It’s really important when you’re doing these sorts of promotions, and also sorts of renovations that you do the right renovations because if you spend a lot of money with the principal and of putting things there that you would ordinarily like if you lived in the house, I can tell you right now you’re not going to make any money on the property. The reason being is we get involved with the process. We get emotionally attached to the process, which is okay, but equally is a lot of money involved when we like things that we like, and we put them in the homes and then they just cost us a lot more money.

I guess my advice to you is when you’re renovating a home for profit, make sure that you don’t spend it as though you were going to live in it. For example, in the kitchen instead of a particular style of appliances, stainless steel appliances, just go for the low end or the middle range as opposed to the top end. You wouldn’t be going for the De’Longhi. You would be going for something like Whirlpool or Westinghouse. Still good brands. Still recognised by the buyers as good brands, but it won’t cost you as much, and you’ll be able to get a higher profit on the sale process.

That’s I guess in essence what I’ve been looking at. Make sure that when you are renovating for profit that you look at the costs. Also, do a layout of the costs, what you’re looking at promoting, what you’re looking at renovating, and then do that list. Then from that list, work out what the costs are and find out what’s a priority and what’s really just a wish list, so that you make sure you do the priority items prior to doing the wish list and that way you won’t run out of money prior to putting the house on the market. And you’ll make a nice little profit for yourself. All right, well I’m Rachael Goldsworthy, and I look forward to catching up with you on the next video.

Episode #18 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Getting ready for an Open Home

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Hi, my name’s Rachael Goldsworthy and I’m just heading off to an open inspection at Bligh Park. That one is going to be for a 15 minute period and as an owner getting your house prepared for an open inspection is really important. If you don’t get the presentation right it’s not going to be attractive for that buyer to be able to pay that … you know, fall in love with it in the first place and then pay that higher price for you that you’re after.

A couple of things that I would probably do, three things in particular, all of the basics like mowing the lawns, cleaning the house up, getting everything in preparation for that open. That’s all fine, that’s all normal. The other two things that I would probably do and say to you is one, I would have appropriate music playing in the background. That might be as simple as Vivaldi Four Seasons or it might be a nice, soft music. Something that doesn’t really have a beat or that anybody can really recognise, but it’s just a really nice … It puts people in a nice mood when they go through your home.

The other thing that I would probably say to you, it’s always good to have some sort of infuser or, I guess, an essence of some sort. Whether that’s a candle burner that has a particular fragrance or an infuser that has a particular fragrance, making sure that you’re trying to remain neutral. You don’t want to have something that’s going to be overpowering and all they’re thinking of is “Oh my goodness. Can you smell that? I can’t get over that.” Somebody may have allergies to those sorts of things so I would stay away from the really strong ones, but just have something such as a vanilla or something really neutral that’ll just take any of the last night’s dinners aromas away from the scenario.

Alternatively I would look at some sort of burner, whether it’s an essence burner, they’re always handy to have and something as simple as eucalyptus in the water. That gives a really nice, fresh flavour to the air or alternatively tea tree oil is another one. Everybody can get that from Coles or Woolworth’s. You don’t need to use the expensive brands. The other thing that I would say with that fragrance is possibly stay away from the incense burners. The incense burners, as much as they’re really nice and some people like them, not everybody will. Given that it provides a lot of smoke with those incense sometimes as a nonsmoker somebody will walk in and be … It’s a little bit offensive sometimes for those people when they’re walking through. Also, again, if they’ve got allergies or their child suffers asthma they won’t want to be going in the property. So just a couple of things there.

Make sure that the curb appeal is right, the presentation is right. Make sure that you’ve got lovely music playing and thirdly, just make sure that you’ve got the right aromas in the house and you’re sure to have a great open home. I wish you well with that. If you’ve got any other questions don’t hesitate to call me. I’ll catch up with you on the next video.

Windsor Beach sold has Jodhi Meares jumping for joy

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Rachael Goldsworthy has successfully sold Windsor Beach for AUD $10.9 million.

NSW has given the green light to James Packer’s Casino project on the Windsor foreshore. This was thought to have Jodhi Meares jumping for joy as the plans included Salt II Project which would provide shelters for the homeless.

“The benefits for residents of Windsor and surrounding suburbs would be exceptional,” said James Packer via phone this morning.

Jodhi Meares jumps for Joy
Jodhi Meares jumps for Joy

Others believe Phil Dunphey, real estate magnate from Modern Family, may have been the real purchaser. Our source, Mitchell, took this selfie at the airport to confirm a big yes and added, “Boarding our plane to Australia!” … saying he couldn’t give away too much however Cam interjected and said “Do you feel what’s happening here?”. Mitchell said, “I feel pinching! They were very happy for Phil. Cam added “…whilst that was gossip, gossip belongs to everyone.”

Mitchell confirms with a Selfie
Mitchell confirms Phil Dunphey is the purchaser with a Selfie!

Cam, Mitchell and Phil recently landed in Australia and were spotted near Windsor Beach before heading to Finishing Touches on George Street to indulge in a spa treatment in time to board the plane back to the States after helping Phil purchase the beach.

I’m sure all the locals can’t wait to see the next episodes of The Modern Family being filmed at Windsor’s Beach.

Enjoy your first day of April!

Rachael 😉

#JesseTylerFerguson #JodhiMeares #Phil Dunphy #FinishingTouchesBeautyStudio #ModernFamily

Summer is here…

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It is that time again….

Whether your Summer involves #SummerWithTheFamBam, #SummerHeightsHigh, #SummerYolo, #SummerIly, #Summertime #SummerNights #SummerbytheRiver #SummerFriends #TheSummerSelfie #SummerKiss #SummerVintage #SummerLove, #SummerParadise (referring to the Hawkesbury… of course) #SummerTan (received by tanning at the Hawkesbury River … of course) #SummerSunset (best seen over the Hawkesbury River … of course), I thought I would write and wish you a great Summer Season ahead.

Have an awesome Summer whatever you find yourself enjoying.

Rachael 🙂

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Happy Halloween

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The most bewitching night of year is near…the time to scare up new and imaginative Halloween costumes for the whole family. But the high cost of outfitting the gang and preparing for this enchanting evening can be frightening! Fear not-these tips will help you create wickedly cool costumes…and you won’t be tricked out of your cash.

  • Shop early. Wattle U Bee at McGraths Hill and The Party Shop at Richmond are two Halloween haunts where you’ll find devilish deals on new and used costumes and accessories, or inspiring items to create your own. Be sure to shop early to get the best deals at the best prices, before other would-be ghosts and goblins have ransacked the racks.
  • Plan a costume swap. Bring old costumes back to life by planning an exchange with friends or colleagues. This is an easy and inexpensive way to get thrilling new costumes for kids, teens and parents.
  • Sew your own costumes. Whether you’re a master seamstress or can barely thread a needle, some of the local seamstresses have lots of creative costume ideas from easy to expert, and a huge variety of fabrics, trims and accessories.
  • Fun costumes for little ones. Younger goblins have lots of exciting choices-Avatar, Iron Man or their favourite Nickelodeon character. Just remember that simpler is better-be sure the kids can move easily, there are no tripping hazards and they can see through masks.
  • Cool costumes for older kids. With the popularity of Twilight, vampires will be taking a big bite out of Halloween this year. Other trendy choices include Avatar, Lady Gaga, Jersey Shore or a Rock Star. These costumes can be as simple or elaborate as you want-what’s most important is to have a fun!
  • Think safety. When creating the costumes for little “trick or treaters” remember that to be seen is to be safe. Choose brighter colours for costumes or add reflective tape to darker disguises that will help them to be seen by drivers.
  • Dress up your home. Bring the spirit of Halloween to your home with ghostly decorations-from cobwebs in the trees to tombstones in the garden.
  • Pick up tasty treats. Check out Riverview Shopping Centre and Richmond Marketplace for bewitching bargains on all the ghoulish goodies little goblins will love. Sam’s Warehouse, $2 Shop, The Reject Shop have all your basics covered.
  • Stock up for next year. Once the spookiest night of the year is past, your favourite stores offer spine-tingling sales on spooky costumes and devilish decorations for next Halloween-see the online before you shop.
  • Store your décor. Get organised and store your Halloween treats for next year. Big W Richmond and Target Windsor offers a wide range of storage bins in all sizes.
  • Windsor Peninsula Trick or Treating – If you live in Windsor on the Peninsula and want to participate put an orange balloon on your front fence and be delighted by a visit from the local children dressed up in theme.  They will start trick or treating at 5 – 6:30pm.  Join in as they come to your home, make sure you are stocked up “treat” is their favourite choice.

And furthermore we are only 8 weeks away from Christmas…am I scaring you yet 🙂

Happy Halloween,

Halloween pumpkin head with lights photo 311010

Rachael 🙂

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