Thanks everyone for the information.
Mrs Rix is not so much interested in the DIY hands on the tools side of things, more the overall renovation project management co-ordinating all the tradies and what work creates the best value adding in terms of CG overall.
Hi Rixter
In that case I can very much recommend the Reno-Kings workshop. I did the property to the max workshop end of 05 and while it was dear (I think 2.5k) I've since reno-ed a small block of flats and saved I think 10-times that at least, and as I was project managing it I probably saved even more. There was quite a bit on general IP investing as well (finding locations, finance, legal etc.) so your wife might find that a bit basic given the experience you guys have.
What I also liked about the course also was that it pretty much introduced you to the who's who in residential IP education (or spruiking as some here might say
). Sure they all have products to sell but just listening to Peter Spann, Rob Balanda, Bill Zheng etc. was good and gave me the feel I got a good grounding in the area. I've not had the need to give these guys business or spend any more money on seminar other than the odd $99 to hear the Michale Yardeny or Bill Zheng Roadshows to see what's new and meet people.
I went to the last Zheng roadshow few weeks ago and heard Carley from C-Corp speak. She's doing development / reno workshops which are very expensive (6-10k for a study program) but she came across pretty well and if your wife is thinking about development but doesn't know where to start it might be worth considering. I've not seen any independent feedback about her yet, but thought I mention her name.
Nothing I learned at the Reno Kings was secret knowledge, groundbreaking or couldn't be learned in hundreds of hours of reading. The main thing it gave me was the confidence and the knowledge that I've learned the basics and haven't missed anything fundamental.
It's a bit like doing a course at Uni - those lecturers don't have any secret insights either but they have the overview over the field and know what are the important basics to teach you and show you how to filter information.
From then on it was just jumping in and seeing how to put these things into practice.
PM me if you'd like any more detailed info on the course (keeping in mind I did it 3 years ago).
Cheers
kaf