Flip Club · Tricks of the Trade · 21+ Years

Stop overpaying
for trades.

Tricks of the Trade — the playbook that shows you exactly what tradies do to overcharge, and the moves that save you thousands on every job.

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21
Years on site
300+
On their phones
7
Chapters
$10k+
Saved / job
The Reality

It's the worst time in 20 years to hire a tradie blind.

3,217 Aussie builders went broke last year (ASIC, 2024). Unlicensed tradie complaints are up 20%. 1 in 4 Aussie renovations end in regret — and it's almost never the paint or the tiles. It's the trades.

Where tradies make their money is your lack of information.

Every play in this playbook flips that. What they say, what it actually costs, what to send back, when to walk. The minute you know, the quotes change.

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What's Inside

Seven chapters. Phone-ready.

Tap any chapter to see what's covered. Every chapter ties back to one thing: how to deal with tradies and save thousands.

01Who You Hire+
  • The Three Archetypes — Low-key Handyman, Hungry New Tradie, Thorough Site-Visit Guy
  • The Visual Test — why the fancier the logo, the more expensive the trade
  • The Six Channels — hipages, Airtasker, Google Reviews, Facebook groups, drive-around, ask a tradie
  • Pre-quote checklist so the first message you send already saves you money
02How You Talk To Them+
  • The Golden Question — answer "is this your home?" to get operator pricing, not homeowner pricing
  • Make It Small + Set The Budget — the two moves that change every quote you ever get
  • Be The Builder — continuity drops your rate without negotiating a cent
  • The Hipages Hack — 3-round price-discovery that takes thousands off the quote
03What It Should Cost+
  • Interactive trade cost estimator — real 2026 Aussie ranges for 7 trades, 50+ jobs
  • Hourly rates for plumbers, sparkies, tilers, painters, chippies, demo, renderers
  • How to read a quote that looks cheap (and tell hungry from trap)
  • How to read a quote that looks expensive (and make them justify it)
04Tactics They'll Use On You+
  • The 7 lines tradies use to push the price up — and the exact words to push back
  • "Cheaper guys do dodgy work" · "It's more complicated than it looks" · "While I'm here, I noticed…" · "While the wall's open…" · "Cash, no GST" · the underquote · the urgency play
  • Red flag / green flag guide — spot dodgy operators in the first phone call
  • The counter-move that ends every pressure play in one sentence
05Never Pay For "Installed"+
  • The Hot Water Story — $8,000 installed becomes $1,480 unbundled. Same job. $6,610 saved.
  • How to break the job apart, buy at trade price, and stack trades already on site
  • Scripts for getting "labour only" prices instead of "fully installed"
  • The Builder Trap — why hiring a builder for sub-$1M flips wipes out your profit
06Run The Job. Bless Your Good Ones.+
  • The right booking order — get it wrong and you redo work twice
  • 3-day confirmation texts that cut half your reno delays
  • 5 ways to keep a good tradie forever — and unlock mate's rates for life
  • The final inspection checklist that protects your final payment
07Is This Tradie Actually Licensed?+
  • Interactive License Calculator — type in any job, see if "licensed rates" are justified or if you're being overcharged
  • 3 license tactics tradies use — "specialist work" pricing, the "send the mate" switch, skipping the compliance cert
  • The Verification Script — one message before booking that filters dodgy operators on the spot
  • Where compliance cert money actually goes — and what you should never pay extra for
All seven chapters. Yours forever.
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The Difference

Without the playbook
vs with it.

Without it
  • Quoted 20-40% above market — and you'd never know
  • Pay "fully installed" prices with 3 markups baked in
  • Fall for "it's more complicated than it looks"
  • Smashed by mid-job "while the wall's open" surprises
  • Pay licensed-specialist rates for painting, tiling, demo
  • Hire a builder on a small flip and lose your profit
With it
  • Know fair Aussie rates before you pick up the phone
  • Unbundle every job — save the markup on every unit
  • Spot every pressure play, shut it down in one sentence
  • Scripts for surprises, scope creep, "while I'm here" upsells
  • Verify every licence before work starts
  • Self-manage like an operator — keep the builder margin
Pick the right side
Be the buyer they
don't mark up.
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What You Could Save

The first-timer tax, calculated.

First-timers typically overspend by 30% on renovations. Drag the slider to see what that looks like on your next job.

My next reno budget is roughly…
$10k$200k
$50,000
First-timer overspend
$15,000
Playbook pays for itself
155×
One phone call typically saves you 10-20× the price of the playbook.
Spend $97. Save thousands.
The math isn't close.
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From the Author
21 years. Hundreds of tradies hired. One playbook.

I'm Jimmi. My dad's a builder — I grew up on Aussie sites. I've hired hundreds of tradies, been played by plenty, and learned the hard way what works and what doesn't. Tricks of the Trade is the playbook I wish someone handed me before my first flip 21 years ago.

— Jimmi xx
Common Questions

FAQ.

Is this just for property flippers?+
Nope. It's built for anyone hiring tradies in Australia — your first bathroom, a full house flip, a pre-sale tidy-up, even an investment property tune-up. If you're paying a tradie, you need this.
Will it work in my state?+
Yes. The rates are national averages with state-by-state notes, and the principles (vetting, scripts, unbundling, payment structures, licensing) work the same in QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, SA and Tassie.
How long does it take to go through?+
About 2 hours start to finish — but you don't read it like a book. It's a reference. Open it on your phone when you're getting a quote, before paying a deposit, when bad work needs calling out. Use it on site.
Do I get updates?+
Lifetime access. Every time rates or regulations shift, you get the update. Free, forever.
What if it's not what I expected?+
30-day money-back guarantee. No drama. Email us, get a refund. Simple.
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