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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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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

Open a Bank Account for 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 Tips and How-To's

Flipping Houses 101 Guide: Finding a House

At Kiavi, we like to think that there are 6 F’s of real estate investing: Find, Finance, Fix,..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

6 Steps to Effective Networking for Real Estate Investors

Networking is a crucial part of any industry, and the real estate sector is no exception...

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Fix and Flip Financing

5 Pricing Tips for House Flipping Investors

About the author: Philip Michael is a real estate developer, entrepreneur, investor, and author..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

House Flipping Success: Craft Your Dream Biz Plan

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in July 2018 and has been completely revamped..

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Fix and Flip Financing

Flipping Houses 101: Maximize ROI with These Tips

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in May 2018 and has been completely revamped..

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Customer Stories

Real Estate Investing Success: Team Falcone

Paul and Jessica discuss overcoming challenges and flipping homes in North Carolina. Paul is a..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

House Flipping Terminology: House Flipping 101

When you decide to start flipping houses, there are a lot of words and terms that you will need..

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Fix and Flip Property Sourcing

Flipping Houses 101: Find and Finance Houses

You’ve seen the television shows, driven past a for-sale house, or thought about exploring a new..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

Find, Fix and Sell Houses: Flipping Houses 101

For first-time house flippers, renovations may seem like the "fun" part of flipping a house. You..

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Local Markets

Tour Through Phoenix's 11 Popular Home Styles

People often associate Phoenix with the typical suburban sprawl: rows of cookie-cutter homes..

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Fix and Flip

5 Things Fix and Flip Shows Don't Tell You

Fix and flip shows present a skewed reality. There is a defined formula that’s followed..

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