Interview: This is what it’s all about!

To successfuly complete a Fix & Flip project, the ultimate goal is to make a profit. The basic idea of Fix & Flip is to increase the value of a property. You buy a cheap but lucrative property, add value to it yourself and sell it at the end for a profit. This means you have to work cost-efficiently to keep your expenses low and thus increase the profit.

We conduct the interview with Immobilien-Erfahrung.de (in conversation “IE”). We talk in the interview about:

• The purchase and finding of lucrative properties
• Saving costs when upgrading and renovating
• The profitable sale of the object
• Bonus topics such as taxes, legal forms and financing

What is Fix & Flip?

FIV: Let’s start with the basics. Can you start by explaining what Fix & Flip is and how it works?

IE: Of course! Fix & Flip is a strategy or even method from the real estate world that focuses specifically on trading real estate. That is, unlike traditional real estate strategies where properties are held to generate long-term returns, Fix & Flip actively trades properties. The core aspect is to increase the value of real estate in order to generate profit when trading. The increase in value is achieved through cost-effective upgrading and renovation.

So the strategy consists of three basic steps – buying, upgrading and selling.

Fix & Flip Find & Buy Property

FIV: We have already talked about Fix & Flip in one of our articles and have shed some light on the three steps. Surely we could not clarify everything there what an expert with experience can report about it. Let’s go through the three steps again and see what you can tell us. Let’s start with the first step – the purchase.

IE: Yes, with pleasure. Getting started is the biggest difficulty! In order to start trading real estate at all, you need real estate. So the first step is all about acquiring real estate. This is also one of the most complicated parts of Fix & Flip. First of all, you need to create and work through a criteria checklist when searching for the perfect property.

Criteria for the selection of Fix & Flip real estate

IE: The checklist for the real estate search should include important key data that are important to you as a flipper. Basically, the location and the condition are the basis for the decision.

The property must be in an advantageous location for you. Advantageous in the sense that it is an attractive area for future buyers – so it can be sold quickly – and is still in an affordable location for you. A-locations are not advantageous, since city centers, for example, are not worthwhile in terms of price. B-locations or developing C-locations are much more suitable.

In addition, the condition of the property must be considered. Since the focus is on “cheap” properties, these often also harbor problems. This is fine to a certain extent, of course, as the strategy involves “fixing” after all, but it should still not be overestimated.

With the Fix & Flip it is important to avoid sanitation!

These are too costly and time-consuming. The building fabric of your object should therefore basically be in tact.

FIV: With the basic criteria in mind – where is the best place to look for real estate?

Search & buy objects: How do I proceed?

IE: Online portals provide a solid basis for the search. Here, offers in the corresponding location can be found and compared with each other. So you get a rough picture and an idea of the price. However, I would rather use the online portals for research and not for the purchase.

You get the better buying options privately through off-market properties. Ideally, you already have a network of people who will contact you as soon as they hear about a sale. If you don’t have that, you have to look for the personal contact yourself. Either you show yourself, for example through marketing and let customers come to you, or you take the initiative and approach customers personally.

To explain this now would go beyond the scope of this article.

FIV: Okay good. We’ll summarize the first step again:

• Checklist with criteria for the property
• Location & condition of the object are important
• Avoid objects in need of renovation
• Use online portals for research
• Off-market real estate from private contact

What would come next? The upgrade?

IE: I would talk briefly beforehand about financing options for the purchase.

Fix & Flip financing: which loan is suitable?

Just recently I talked to one of our partners about an interesting topic and that is Fix & Flip without equity. In order to run Fix & Flip without equity, you need outside capital. The debt capital is provided through loans and credits. In discussing which type of loan was best, I first realized how important the question of financing is in the first place.

Therefore, I wanted to briefly list the most important points again.

The funding can be divided into two areas

The financing of the property itself and the financing of the renovation process. Both areas can be financed individually but also in combination. This is decided according to one’s own ideas. There are different types of loans for both options.

Credit types at a glance

To finance the entire project, in principle, all conventional loans can be used. Hard money loans are particularly suitable for the purchase of the property. These are based only on the value of the property, not on the equity.

There are several good financing options for upgrading. Small loans are the simplest solutions. But credit lines are more interesting! These give in principle a budget from which you can take what you need. Accordingly, only the interest is paid and repaid what is consumed.

FIV: I’ll hold on again:

• Purchase financing
• Renovation financing
• Separate or combined
• Regular loans
• Hard Money Loans
• Small loans
• Credit lines

With funding out of the way, there’s not much standing in the way of the upgrading process right?

Upgrading real estate: saving costs & increasing value

IE: Yes, that’s right. Since the process of upgrading is very detailed, I’ll try to be brief and mention only the most important things. We also have complete explanations and articles on our site.

Simply put, this step is about the actual value creation and thus the generation of profit. Here, the property, which is unattractive for the end users, is made attractive. This is achieved through cost-effective renovation measures.

Cost effective is the saying here!

Care must be taken to increase the value effectively without great expense. As already mentioned, extensive renovations are not advantageous.

The best way to increase the value of the property is to replace the flooring, kitchen and plumbing fixtures, new windows and doors, and garden and patio maintenance.

Those who are not skilled in handicrafts will find the best help and advice from craftsmen.

FIV: So the areas where renovation can be effective are:

• Flooring
• Bath
• Kitchen
• Windows
• Doors
• Garden
• Terrace

After upgrading, is the property then ready for sale?

Fix & Flip sale: exposé, offers & home staging

IE: In principle, yes! Already during the revaluation process, an appraiser can start valuing the property. This gives you an approximate idea of the selling price at an early stage. In addition, the preparation of the exposé can also be started promptly and the listing subsequently published.

For the creation there is one more crucial trick – home staging!

FIV: What exactly is it?

Home staging to prepare the display

Home staging is a simple trick to make the living space look more attractive for the pictures of the exposé. In the process, the rooms are made to look alive. For this purpose, no real furniture is used, but specially made cardboard furniture. This saves energy and costs for a “move”.

As soon as the exposé goes on the market you wait!

And when you’ve received enough offers, you compare them and negotiate if necessary to get an even better price.

After the selection of the buyer then follows only the notary appointment and the transfer of ownership.

Finally, the profit can be calculated. For visualization there is the Fix & Flip calculator on our site.

FIV: The sales process is now over. What happens to the profit? Surely it has to be taxed?

Fix & Flip Taxes: How much profit am I left with?

IE: Absolutely correct. Of course, taxes are due on fix & flip profits, just like anything else. What taxes and especially how much depends on the legal form you traded in.

As an individual or sole proprietor, regular income tax must be paid. Depending on how high your profit was in the end is assigned to a certain tax rate.

These tax rates are recorded in the tax progression.

If you plan to operate Fix & Flip for a longer period of time, it is worthwhile to establish a limited liability company. This requires a share capital of 25,000 euros, but you save a lot of taxes. In addition, your own capital is no longer liable but only the company limited to the paid-in capital.

As a GmbH, you then only pay corporate income tax of around 15% and trade tax of 3.5%.

I have now only given rough key data on taxation. Of course, the topic can be further elaborated.

If you want to know more about it, please visit our Fix & Flip guide. Among other things, I can recommend the articles Fix & Flip Taxes, Property Appreciation and Fix & Flip Sales.

FIV: Thanks so much for your time and insights into the Fix & Flip strategy!

IE: Gladly!

Summary: 10 Learnings about Fix & Flip

Let’s briefly summarize the most important points once again.

	Learning Fix & Flip
1	The basic idea of Fix & Flip is to increase the value of properties
2	The 3 steps of Fix & Flip: Buy, Upgrade & Sell
3	Checklist for the real estate search: consider location & condition
4	Find & buy objects via online portals & private contacts
5	Finance project & find suitable financing type
6	Cost-effective upgrading & renovation
7	Avoid objects in need of renovation
8	Have property valued & create exposé
9	Exposé prepared by home staging
10	Settle contract, transfer property & calculate profit (pay attention to taxes)

What is Fix & Flip?

The Fix & Flip strategy refers to buying, upgrading and selling real estate within a short period of time with the goal of making a profit.

The process begins with finding an undervalued property to buy and renovate. After the upgrading measures are completed, the property is sold on the market at a higher price.

So Fix & Flip is:

• Buy a cheap property
• Upgrade them cost-effectively
• Sell profitably

Buy Fix & Flip property

The first step in implementing a fix & flip strategy is to find and purchase a suitable property. Remember to do a thorough assessment of the building’s fabric to understand what kind of renovations are needed to increase the property’s value and get a realistic estimate of the selling price.

Here are some tips that can help you with this process.

Search undervalued real estate

These can be properties that are in poor condition or whose owners need to sell them quickly. Nevertheless, when choosing a property, pay attention to its location. The location is decisive for the subsequent selling price.

Use of online platforms

There are many online platforms that make it easier to find suitable properties, such as social media platforms or apps and online markets. Also, private contacts can be an ideal way to find lucrative properties for the fix & flip strategy.

Build a network: Brokers, craftsmen & Co.

Making contacts with brokers, craftsmen and other professionals in the real estate sector is very helpful to be informed about possible offers. Here you can simply use online platforms or contact private individuals.

Maybe your uncle knows someone who has renovated a bathroom cheaply before.

Secure funding & capital

Make sure you have enough capital to renovate and sell the property you buy. Many fix & flip projects fail due to insufficient capital. Generous planning of costs and financial resources is therefore very important.

Fix & Flip offers the possibility to finance them. You can find out how that works here:

• Fix & Flip Financing

After the purchase of the property comes the important step of upgrading.

Fix & Flip property upgrade

Upgrading the real estate is the real work. Here you must pay attention to a detailed planning of the work. With the planning you can better estimate expenses for costs and time. The goal of the revaluation is to increase the value of the property by effective measures, in order to achieve profit. With redevelopment, renovation and modernization measures, these goals can be achieved.

In the following article, you will find out exactly what you need to pay attention to, what work is involved and what costs you will incur:

• Fix & Flip property upgrade

Fix & Flip property for sale

The last step after upgrading the property is selling it. This step ultimately leads to your profit, which is why it is important to choose the right approach here.

First, you should have your property appraised by an expert, such as architects or realtors. They will give you a range in which you can set your selling price.

You can see how such a profit calculation looks like in this article:

• Fix & Flip Cost Accounting

Also interesting! Fix & Flip taxes differ depending on the legal form chosen.

Conclusion. Fix & Flip & Capital Increase

If you find a cheap property, the Fix & Flip strategy is a profitable way to invest in real estate. However, you must keep in mind that the strategy can also be associated with risks, such as unforeseen renovation costs or difficulties in selling the property.

High risk but high reward

In summary, the Fix & Flip strategy, when executed efficiently, contributes quickly and effectively to your capital increase. You must make sure that you are well prepared and understand the risks before starting with this strategy.

For detailed information, check out our partners’ Fix & Flip guide:

• Fix & Flip Real Estate

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Here you can find all the new GNTM contestants 2020

Germany’s next Topmodel 2018 – this is new

In the last 13 years, the casting show of super model Heidi Klum has not only grown enormously, but every year there are always new jurors, rules or changes. This year, the jurors remained the same, because Thomas and Michael have already integrated well in the chairs next to Heidi, changed this year a fact that probably no one would have expected. The last 12 years, the winner won, among other things, the cover of the German fashion & lifestyle magazine Cosmopolitan. This year, however, GNTM ended this collaboration and now presents the winner on the cover of the German Harpers Bazaar. The world-renowned magazine, which is on par with prestigious fashion magazines such as Vogue, agreed to feature the winner of GNTM on its cover this year. Whether this collaboration will continue for the next season of GNTM remains to be seen.

The candidates – the last 5 of the semi-finals

The season is almost over and the last girls, the best of the best are now fighting for the victory of the casting show. Two girls from Team Thomas and three girls from Team Michael. Who has the most potential and who has the chance to win?

Christina – Team Thomas & the girl with the pageant experience

The beautiful brunette represents Team Thomas with pride. With her experience in numerous Miss elections, she has probably laid the best foundation for the tasks in Germany’s next Topmodel. Her hobbies include dancing and a big dream in her life is to meet her childhood hero Daniel Radcliffe aka Harry Potter.

Jennifer – Team Thomas & her biggest dream is the Victoria’s Secret Catwalk

The other brunette in Team Thomas has big dreams, because her goal is to one day float with big wings over the catwalk of the famous Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. With her participation in GNTM she has made the first step on the way to her goal. The down-to-earth beauty is very adventurous and loves to do so with her boyfriend, with whom she has been in a relationship for 4 years.

Julianna – Team Michael & the candidate with the most beautiful voice

The curly-haired girl in Team Michael has turned her hobby into a profession, as her talent for singing now earns her a living. At GNTM she wants to turn her second hobby into a profession as well, because she has been modeling since she was 15 years old and thus convinces with her experience. The limelight is made for her.

Pia – Team Michael & the girl with the curves

The beautiful blonde wants to be a role model for girls, because she does not have the well-known model measurementsements, but follows in the footsteps of Gigi Hadid & Co. who change the fashion world with their feminine curves. She is very authentic and full of life and convinces her fans and the jury of her.

Toni – Team Michael & the message is important to her

The girl with the beautiful face. She likes to make people think with her stories, poems and poetry slams. She knows she has a big responsibility as a role model and model and uses it wisely. Her changeability could help her to win, because she wears her hair short shaved, which expresses her flawless face, but also wigs of any kind look great on her, a definite plus in the model business.

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About You Awards – The most important award ceremony for influencers

About You itself is an online shop that has been active in Germany since 2014 and has its headquarters in Hamburg. The special concept includes the personalized offer, which is specifically adapted to the previous buying behavior of the user. About You has always worked closely with influencers to address a young audience in particular with their concept. Only since one year, About You also awards prizes in categories such as lifestyle, fashion, beauty or fitness. The event went through the roof due to the opulent application of many influencers and is even broadcast on Pro7 this year.

Backstage from the About You Award 2018

IVAIVA & XKAE meet Riccardo Simonetti, Xenia Overdose, and many more!

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In the different categories everyone could vote between different nominees to get his favorite in the top 3, because only these have a chance to win the award at the awards. Also Erik is back, who we could already ask questions last year, here you can read again in the interview with Erik Scholz! In the weeks leading up to the awards, influencers spurred on their fans on social media and people were voting for all they were worth. These have finally made it:

Nominated for category Fashion: Anuthida, Xenia Overdose and Riccardo Simonetti

Anuthida

The beautiful ex-GNTM candidate already won the prize in the category “UPCOMING” last year. This year she is competing in the fashion category.

Xenia Overdose

The fashion starlet in Instagram heaven is arguably unbeaten Xenia, who has already become a trendsetter with her extraordinary styles and inspires over 1 million followers.

Reds on reds for last nights @fwrd cocktails �?? #FWRD #lookFWRD #YSL #AcneStudios #SaintLaurent -Ad / Ad

A post shared by XENIA (@xeniaoverdose) on Apr 11, 2018 at 8:05 PDT

Riccardo Simonetti

The presenter, entertainer & blogger Riccardo Simonetti inspires his followers with his open and honest manner. His style is daring and extraordinary, just like him. With his self-confidence and his statements, he is a role model for many and is not afraid to be himself. He was also nominated last year.

Sylt: How I expected it to be VS how it actually is ? still love it tho ? #Sylt

A post shared by Riccardo Simonetti (@riccardosimonetti) on Mar 22, 2018 at 9:51 PDT

Category Beauty with Mrs. Bella, Marvyn Macnificent and Novalanalove

Mrs. Bella

The pretty blonde inspires her over 1.4 million fans with beauty and lifestyle pictures.

happiest

A post shared by BELLA (@mrsbella) on Apr 10, 2018 at 7:11 PDT

Marvyn Macnificent

The exceptional talent inspires his fans not only with extraordinary and colorful make-up tutorials on YouTube, but also shows on Instagram very beauty enthusiastic.

like a deadly fever, yeah babe __ eyes: @bhcosmetics ‘marvycorn’ palette + @morphebrushes ’35O’ (the white) brows: @bhcosmetics ‘dark brown’ lips: @toofaced ‘queen b’ + @urbandecaycosmetics ‘grind’ heavy metal eyeliner __ Since I met the gorgeous @makeupbyalinna last year I’m OBSESSED with cut crease looks! thx for inspiring me babe, miss you so much ? __ #makeup #boysinmakeup #toofaced #urbandecay #lillylashes #bhcosmetics #bhde #marvycornpallete #cutcrease #marvycorn #muddi #flodder #marvynmacnificent

A post shared by Marvyn (@marvynmacnificent) on Apr 9, 2018 at 11:14 PDT

Farina Opoku (Novalanalove)

The pretty Cologne native not only inspires her fans with fashion, beauty & lifestyle pictures on Instagram, but also lets her followers participate in her life through her blog and her open nature.

Good morning everyone would like to wish you a happy start to a great new week ?? Photo by my @somegoodspirits ?

A post shared by Farina Opoku (@novalanalove) on Apr 8, 2018 at 10:26 PDT

YouTube category: Julien Bam, Dagi Bee and Ishtar Isik

Julien Bam

With funny videos, tips & tricks & his special way Julien Bam has become very big not only on YouTube but also on Instagram. On YouTube, he also likes to work with other famous faces, such as Dagi Bei.

Peeked in! Yes, you too @phillaude

A post shared by Julien Bam (@julienbam) on Feb 26, 2018 at 12:57pm PST.

Dagi Bee

One of the old hands on YouTube, Dagi Bee not only shares makeup videos on YouTube, she’s also at the forefront on Instagram where she shares her life with her fans.

I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST GO FOR IT ?

A post shared by Dagi Bee (@dagibee) on Apr 9, 2018 at 3:56 PDT

Ishtar Isik

The 22-year-old Berlin native not only inspires her over 1.1 million fans on YouTube with lifestyle videos, but she has also become an influencer on Instagram.

happiest girl ????

A post shared by Ishtar Isik (@ischtarisik) on Apr 11, 2018 at 6:32 PDT

Category Lifestyle with Elena Carrière, Lisa Marie Schiffner and Matiamubysofia

Elena Carrière

The ex-GNTM contestant has started her career on Instagram after being kicked out of the casting show and has been really successful. She inspires her almost 490,000 followers with fashion and lifestyle posts.

Desperately waiting for spring… ???What’s your favorite season? ??? #AboutYouStyle #AboutYouIdol @aboutyoude #linkinbio

A post shared by Elena Carrière (@elenacarriere) on Mar 29, 2018 at 6:24 PDT

Lisa Marie Schiffner

The chick among influencers. Lisa, who is just 16 years old, inspires her almost 800,000 fans on Instagram with daily lifestyle posts and updates about her life.

American dream ?? Life is completed – Wings? – Los Angeles ? and a ? ! ——————#happy #girl #april #losangeles #america #blogger #hairstyle #curls #tumblr #tumblrgirl #ootd #cute #spring #fashionblogger #fashion #wings #angels #smile #laugh #smiling #inspo #inspiration #instagram #photography #photooftheday #calvinklein #fitnessgirl

A post shared by ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Lisa-Marie Schiffner (@lisamarie_schiffner) on Apr 10, 2018 at 9:31 PDT

Matiamubysofia

The vivacious Sofia posts daily updates from her life, fashion & beauty pictures. Besides Instagram, the beautiful brunette is also a model.

Give people time. Give people space. Don’t beg anyone to stay. Let them roam. What’s meant for you will always be yours. ?

A post shared by Sofia Tsakiridou (@matiamubysofia) on Apr 9, 2018 at 7:39 PDT

Nominated for category Fitness: Sophia Thiel, Dominic Harrison and Ivana Santacruz

Sophia Thiel

The fitness role model that has mastered the path to her dream body, and thus inspired thousands. On her social media channels Sophia shows her fans not only the latest workouts but also sportswear & fashion.

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Dominic Harrison

The sports enthusiast (since recently) father, shows his fans not only workouts tips and his trained body, but recently also the life as a new dad.

My World ï¸ _____________ #TeamHarrison

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Ivana Santacruz

The spirited Mexican inspires her fans especially with her hip swing, because besides her fitness enthusiasm, her passion is dancing.

Category Music: Moritz Garth, Joel Brandenstein and KSFreak

Moritz Garth

The young singer + songwriter inspires his fans not only with great pictures, but also with his voice. His girlfriend Lisa Marie Schiffner is nominated in the category Lifestyle. The perfect Instagram couple.

Just a boy eating a donut. – – – – #LA #Donut #Boy #DonutAngel #Angel #AngelWings #Cap #Tumblr #Berlin #MoritzGarth #Socks #Adidas #UnderArmour

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Joel Brandenstein

The singer not only inspires his fans on Instagram with videos of his German songs, but he also shares his lifestyle as a musician with them.

KSFreak

The Influencer inspires his fans on social media with fitness & lifestyle pictures, but his voice should not be underestimated in all this. On YouTube he shows covers of famous songs and shows himself from a completely different side.

Flexenisilian ?

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Category Upcoming with Charlie Weiss, Erik Scholz and Anh Phoenix

Charlie Weiss

The beautiful brunette shows a very creative feed on her Instagram channel. She inspires with her detail shots, her fashion posts & her beautiful face.

I think people spend too much time staring into screens and not enough time drinking wine, tongue kissing and dancing under the moon.

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Erik Scholz

The young social media star shares fashion inspirations and lifestyle shots on his channel. He was already interviewed by us, which you can find here: Erik Scholz in the interview!

Oh Berlin, you stunner ? #berlindays

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Anh Phoenix

The ex-GNTM contestant is now not only active as a model but also as an influencer. She inspires with great fashion & lifestyle posts on her channel.

“application” BOND GIRL 2019 ? #007 #hashtagANH

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The winners – these top influencers were honored for their work

Category Fashion – Riccardo Simonetti

The exceptional talent Riccardo deservedly won the award in the fashion category and shot a video directly for his fans during his acceptance speech on stage. Full in his element and always with the right words on his lips, he thanked for the award. We also spoke to him after his win. Check out our video to see how he felt about the show live from the stage.

Category Beauty – Novalanalove

The pretty brunette rightly won the award in the beauty category and set a sign that everything is possible on social media and not only the size 0 can be successful in such a business. She also thanked with touching words to her fans & her family, who supported her live on site.

Category Lifestyle – Matiamubysofia

The woman with the special voice, so she was also anmoderated by Stefanie Giesinger, but the model does much more special than her voice. She deservedly won the Lifestyle Award because she shows her followers every day how important it is to enjoy life to the fullest.

Category Fitness – Dominic Harrisson

The new dad won the award in the category fitness and was not only cheered by his family incl. wife Sara Harrison, but also by the rest of the audience. The well-trained Dominic is a role model for many and also thanked his loyal fans in his acceptance speech.

Category YouTube – Ishtar Isik

Shirin David announced her as a force to be reckoned with in the YouTube scene and the beautiful Youtuber proved that not only by winning the award. Self-confident and down-to-earth, she held her closing speech and thanked her fan base.

Category Music – Moritz Garth

He presented his new single “Boomerang” and convinced the audience. Girlfriend Lisa Marie Schiffner (nominee in the category Lifestyle) watched her boyfriend with tears in her eyes during the acceptance speech and also emphasized afterwards once again how proud she is of him.

Upcoming Category – Erik Scholz

The country boy, as he calls himself, is proud to have made it. The award honors him especially, he emphasized in his acceptance speech. As a male fashion blogger it is not easy in the scene, which is why he can be all the more proud to have prevailed against 2 female nominees.

Category Idol of the Year – Stefanie Giesinger

The only award that was not voted by the audience went to Stefanie Giesinger this year. Her fighting spirit, her self-confidence, her will and especially her power, for which not only Caro Dauer honored her in her laudation, but also About You with this special award. Her acceptance speech moved the whole audience to tears while her boyfriend Markus Butler (Youtuber) proudly watched from the audience.

The event Behind the Scene – what happened before the award ceremony

The event was not only marked by the presentation of the awards and the subsequent celebration of the winners, but even before the shooting happened backstage a lot. Since only invited guests had access, and these consisted almost exclusively of influencers, About You organized a whole program in the run-up to the show. A Great Hall filled with booths from sponsors who came up with a lot for the guests. From the wheel of fortune at the Got2Be booth to self-designed t-shirts at Levis, personalized socks at Nike or a ball pool at tigha.

McDonalds was also represented with the new McFlurry varieties and Oreo with the new Thin & Krispy. There was a goodie bag on top. In addition to small treats and great drinks at the bar, there was even a service from Hermes, with which you could simply have the goodie bag delivered to your home. The entire entertainment program, which was themed around connecting over canapés and prosecco, took up a lot of time before the show. After the shooting of the show, the same premises with DJ and Absolut Bar were available again to heat up the aftershow party. A thoroughly successful event that was probably a lot of fun for all guests!