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Maddie Sikorski

Maddie Sikorski is a Marketing Specialist at Kiavi with seven years in content marketing, brand strategy, and copywriting. She brings a practiced editorial eye to topics that fix-and-flip investors, landlords, and builders are navigating: deal financing, market timing, and the decisions that separate a profitable project from a costly one. Whether she's writing long-form strategy guides or breaking down financing fundamentals, her focus stays on making complex concepts clear and actionable for investors who have real money on the line.

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Tips and How-To's

10 Key Real Estate Investor Metrics to Track for Success

Editor's Note - Updated May 2026: This post has been updated to include a reference to Arizona..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

Selling Your Flip: Staging Secrets and Marketing Must-Dos

There comes a moment in every flip when the hammering stops, the dust settles, and the work of..

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DSCR & Rental

Build to Rent (BTR) vs. BRRRR: Which Strategy Is Right for You?

Editor's Note - Updated May 2026: This post has been updated to include a reference to DSCR Loan..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

7 Rehab Ideas to Add Value to Your Fix-and-Flip

Editors Note: This post was originally published on February 28, 2021, and has been updated to..

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Fix and Flip Tips and How-To's

The 70% Rule in House Flipping: How to Use It (and When to Break It)

Editor's Note - Updated July 2026: This post has been updated to include current Q1 2026..

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*Rates are based on loan terms, borrower qualifications, LTV, and property factors and are subject to change. Non owner-occupied rental properties only. Interest rates or charges herein are not recommended, approved, set or established by the State of Kansas.

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