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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

How to Refinance Your Investment Properties

About the author: Adam Luehrs is a writer during the day and a voracious reader at night. He..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's DSCR & Rental

House Flipping vs. Buy-and-Hold Investing

About the author: Luke Babich is a real estate investor in St. Louis, MO with over 24 units who..

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Tips and How-To's DSCR & Rental

Mastering Rental Property Management: Top Strategies for Success

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in March 2020 and has been completely revamped..

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Customer Stories

Real Estate Investing Success: Haim Mamane Palman

Customer Haim Mamane Palman has mastered the house flipping craft. As a real estate investor,..

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Customer Stories Brokers

Real Estate Investing Success: Max Boyko

Our broker customer Max Boyko is a model example of a multifaceted real estate professional and..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

5 Secret Skills to Successful House Flipping

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

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Getting Started

5 Tips from the Pros — Finding Your Real Estate Investment Niche

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in December 2019 and has been completely..

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Customer Stories

Real Estate Investing Success: Mark Ferguson

Customer Mark Ferguson is a man with many roles in the real estate investment industry. He is a ..

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Tips and How-To's DSCR & Rental

How to Find Places to Buy Rental Properties

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in November 2019 and has been completely..

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Tips and How-To's

7 Things to Know About 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

Unlocking Your Path to Financial Freedom Through Real Estate Investing

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in August 2019 and has been completely revamped..

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Customer Stories

Real Estate Investing Success: CashNvestor

Our customer Garri Tigranyan began his career in the mortgage business in 2004. When the market..

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