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Kiavi Editorial Team

The Kiavi Editorial Team produces content for real estate investors, developers, and brokers, drawing on input from Kiavi's in-house lending, construction, and compliance specialists, along with insights from Kiavi's AI-powered lending platform. Founded in 2013 as LendingHome, Kiavi, now a Figure company, has funded $38B+ across 135K+ loans, serving 34K+ customers and financing flips, rental properties, and new construction projects across 49 states and Washington, D.C. Kiavi has been recognized as a HousingWire Tech100 Real Estate Honoree for nine consecutive years and as Scotsman Guide's #1 Top Private Lender for two years running. The Kiavi Editorial Team applies this lending experience, along with Kiavi's proprietary data, including its underwriting engine built on 22+ billion data points and insights from the Kiavi Fix-and-Flip Survey, to produce practical, data-informed content.

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Tips and How-To's DSCR & Rental

8 Types of Loans for Rental Property and the Pros and Cons of Each

You can diversify your investment portfolio with more than just stocks and bonds. Rental..

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Tips and How-To's

Fix and Flip Loans and Rental Investment Loans

Are you part of a team of seasoned real estate investors or someone who is just starting their..

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Tips and How-To's

How to Find Out If a Property Is Good for Flip or Rental

These days, many people opt to purchase real estate instead of putting money into stocks and..

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Customer Stories

An Entrepreneurial Spirit and Career Flexibility: Learn the Success Story of Tony Coldesina

We have always been proud of the amazing roster of talented investors and real estate..

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Customer Stories

Diversifying Risk and Maximizing Access to Capital: Learn More About Ryan Toopes' Journey

Ryan Toopes is the perfect example of an investor who had an interest in the real estate..

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Company Updates

Transforming an Industry: Read About Engineering from Manager Chris Karas

We are proud of the talent and expertise that each one of our individual teams has. We are..

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Tips and How-To's

LendingHome is Becoming Kiavi

Our company was born out of the belief that real estate investors could benefit from the power of..

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Tips and How-To's

IMN EAST 2021 Recap

On July 19-21, our team went to IMN SIngle-Family Rental Forum (EAST) in Miami. It was wonderful..

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Company Updates

Cultivating the Team: Brielle Audino’s Journey in Recruiting and Knack to Finding Candidates

We boast a team of many talents, backgrounds, and experiences that has helped create our own..

Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

8 Ways to Improve Rental Property Curb Appeal

About the author: Jay Betts is a licensed real estate agent, a research analyst for Lawnstarter,..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

Who to Have on a Real Estate Investment Team

Luke Babich is a real estate investor in St. Louis, MO, who specializes in multifamily units. He..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

Flips on TV vs. Reality: Flipping Houses 101

House fix and flip shows are a lot of fun to watch. The crafted narratives show success with..

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