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Happy Halloween

31 October, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

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,

Rachael 🙂

R U OK? Everyone at Rachael Goldsworthy Realty is OK :)

12 September, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

What is the R U OK? Foundation?

A not-for-profit organisation dedicated to encouraging all people to regularly and meaningfuly ask ‘are you ok?’ to support anyone struggling with life.

What is R U OK? Day?

A national day of action on the second Thursday of September (12 September 2013), dedicated to reminding people to regularly check in with family and friends.

When was the first R U OK? Day?

2009 Launched at Parliament House, Canberra.

How can a conversation change a life?

Research shows that people who have strong relationships are less likely to consider suicide as an option when struggling with life. Regular, face-to-face conversations can help us to build and maintain strong relationships with friends and family.

Who can take part on R U OK? Day?

Anyone who knows someone struggling with life. If you’re not sure – still ask!

How can I start a conversation?

Check out ruok.org.au for connecting with someone or watch our stories of inspiration.

Who does the R U OK? Foundation work with?

Experts in suicide prevention and mental illness, government departments, corporate leaders, teachers, universities, students and community groups.

Who funds the organisation?

The Australian Government and sponsors and supporters and the countless individuals who have donated time, money or asked the question of people in their lives.

Our funders respect our autonomy and right to determine the scope of our activities.

How can I donate money or fundraise?

You can make a donation online via R U OK? or host fundraising events.

Where can I go to for support?

Find help has telephone lines and websites to help you or a friend doing it tough.

To connect with crisis support lines:
1800 RUOKDAY (7865 329)

Information courtesy of: ruok.org.au/

“Stuff” Gym Girls Say…

26 July, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Have you ever been at the gym and had some of these thoughts…

I’m just easing myself into this….

I’m all about cardio….

I’m all about interval training…

I’m all about carb free….

…this girl makes me laugh, what a cute little send up for all those dedicated gym junkies and their personal trainers.

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count.
It’s the life in your years”

Abraham Lincoln (February, 1809 –April, 1865)

Make the years count and give your life the 110% that you deserve.

Rachael 🙂

Episode #17 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Rachael talks about attending an Open Home for a rental property

21 July, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Hi, my name’s Rachael Goldsworthy, and today I want to talk to you about open inspections for rental properties.

When you’re attending that as a potential tenant, what’s always best to do is make sure that you have all of your information ready to go. I’ve just come from one in McGraths Hill, we had about 25, to 30 people through the open home, so lots of interest, especially at the moment. It’s a fairly hot market with the rental markets, so it’s always advised that you get in and get your information in as soon as possible to give yourself the best chance.

The second thing I would recommend that you do with that is also have the documentation to back it up. If you don’t have the documentation ready to go, you like the home, the chances are somebody else will have that documentation ready to go, and it makes it very difficult for you to attain that property that you want to attain unless you have everything there, as I say.

Number one: turn up to the inspection, number two: make sure you’ve got your 100 point check ready to go, and number three: fill in your application as soon as you possibly can, so that you can get the best possible chance to attain that rental property that you’re after.

All right. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy, and I’ll catch up with you next time.

Episode #16 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Rachael talks about what to look for at an Open Home

21 July, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Hi, my names Rachael Goldsworthy. We’re just heading off to an open inspection at Riverstone this morning. It’s a new listing. We’ve had about 45 inquiries during the week and we’re expecting 19 people this morning. It’s going to be good open inspection.

What I’ll probably recommend for buyers when they’re looking at getting into a home or going to an open inspection, might sound a bit dorky but take a clipboard. You can write down a list of things that you’re looking in for in a home. Maybe the top ten things. You’re probably not going to get all of them in any home, so you’ll probably get eight to ten things out of a home but the other two things you can always add to later on once you’re in there. Things like land size might be important to you, whether it’s brick veneer, double brick or weather board. Whether you have terracotta roof tiles, whether you have an iron roof. It’s all dependent on what you want to do.

Just make sure that you’re clear of what you want to achieve from the open home, and make sure you have a look at everything you possibly can at the home because it always just gives you a better snapshot. When you walk away you’ve got some notes, and you can go back to them because you might be looking at say, three homes, in one particular day. There’s no way that you can remember all of those things at any one time. That would be my advice to you.

Good luck with your opens, I hope they go well as I’m sure this one will today. I’ll catch up with you in the next video.

Episode #15 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Rachael talks about the Final Inspection before settling on a property

21 July, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Hi. My name’s Rachael Goldsworthy. I’ve just come from a final inspection that we have had for a particular purchaser. What you’ve got to do when you are purchasing a home on the day of settlement or day before settlement, just have a quick walk through the home that you did put the deposit down on, and looking at settling just to make sure that the inclusions and exclusions are there. Check for example, that air conditioners have their remotes, that the locked up spaces like garages that you may not be able to see into have been cleared out. That no pots or bricks or things that aren’t meant to be in the home are not there.

Things like lawn mowing is not actually on the title, a defective title so you possibly can’t hold settlement up because of that. Ultimately, all of those inclusions and exclusions are really important and possibly to look at them on the front end of the contract rather than the back end at the final inspection, because you’ve got a much better chance of things finalising completely the way you want it to, if you have it in that contract for sale. Always mark it off as an exclusion or an inclusion, whatever it is that you need and then with final settlement, just make sure that everything is there as per the contract for sale. Then you’ll have a smooth sailing for a great settlement. All right then. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy and I look forward to talking to you on the next video.

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