Kiavi Editorial Team

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. Since 2013, Kiavi has funded more than $30 billion in loans, supporting over 100,000 move-in ready flips, rentals, and new builds across 49 states and Washington, D.C., to help support neighborhood revitalization. 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 the JBREC-Kiavi Fix-and-Flip Survey, to produce practical, data-informed content.

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's
Finding Contractors: Real Estate Investing

We walk you through whether you need a GC, how to find a GC, picking the right one, and managing..

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Tips and How-To's DSCR & Rental
Condo Maintenance Fees: Real Estate Investing

About the author: G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor who has owned dozens of investment..

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Fix and Flip
Perks to Having a License: Flipping Houses 101

About the author: G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor who has owned dozens of investment..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's
The Ins and Outs of Your Scope of Work

A Scope of Work (SOW) is a detailed outline of all planned construction and renovations of a..

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Tips and How-To's DSCR & Rental
Rental Properties: Real Estate Investing

Adam Luehrs is a writer during the day and a voracious reader at night. He focuses mostly on..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's
Out-of-State Investing: Real Estate Investing

About the author: G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor who has owned dozens of investment..

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Tips and How-To's DSCR & Rental
Top 10 Vacation Rental Websites for Landlords

If you are thinking about becoming a landlord or investing in buy-and-hold properties, one..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's
How to Deal with Bad Real Estate Contractors

About the author: G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor who has owned dozens of investment..

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Company Updates
Employee Highlights: Chelsea Welsby

Introducing Chelsea

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's
Financing House Flips with Conventional Loans

You know you’ll need a mortgage to buy a home or conduct real estate investing as a business. But..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's
How to Flip a House in 8 Steps: Flipping Houses 101

About the author: G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor and co-founder of SparkRental.com,..

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Tips and How-To's DSCR & Rental
Landlord Expenses: Real Estate Investing

About the author: Jennifer Lester is a freelance writer and founder of Good News Copy. She covers..

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