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Fundamentals For the Fix and Flip Beginner
What Happens If Your Flip Runs Over Budget?
No matter how careful you plan, budget overruns are one of the most common problems in fix and flip projects. Rising material costs, hidden repair, change o…
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From Side Hustle to Full Time -
Making Fix and Flip Your Career
For many investors, fix and flip projects start as a side-hustle - a few evenings and weekends, a on…
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How to Build Your First Fix and Flip Budget
Many first time flippers focus on finding the “perfect deal,” but the real key to success is something far less exciting: a realis…
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Financing and Capital Strategy
How to Use a Hard Money Loan to Maximize
Your Fix-and-Flip ROI
In the fast-paced world of fix-and-flip investing, timing and leverage are everything. The be…
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LTV VS. LTC: What Investors Need to Know
When you’re financing a fix and flip, two of the most important numbers your lender will look at are Loan-to-Value (LTV) and Loan-to-Cost (L…
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How Draw Schedules Work on Fix and Flip Loans
What is a draw schedule and why it matters. In fix-and-flip investing, financing isn’t just about how much you borrow, it is also about how and wh…
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Market, Timing, & Buyer Behavior
What Happens If My Flip Doesn’t Sell Right Away?
Even the best fix and flip projects don’t always sell immediately. Maybe the market cools. Maybe buyers hesitate. Maybe inventory rises sudde…
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Which Renovations Hold Value When Markets Shift?
In strong markets, many renovations appear to “work.” Appreciation and buyer urgency can mask poor renovation choices. But when markets shift and dema…
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What Makes a Market “Investor-Friendly”?
Not all markets are created equal. Two cities can have similar home prices, yet one consistently produces profitable fix and flips while the other drains time and ca…
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Renovation & Execution
The Most Overlooked Costs in Fix and Flip Projects
Every fix and flip investor knows about purchase price, rehab budgets, and resale value, but it’s the hidden, often-forgotten costs that sneak up and destroy margi…
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What Makes a Property Unflippable?
Every investor dream of finding the next profitable flip, but not every property can (or should) be saved. Some homes carry hidden costs, legal complications, or st…
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How to Vet Contractors Before You Break Ground
In a fix and flip project, your contractor can make or break your returns. The right team keeps you on schedule and within budget. The wrong one? Mis…
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Exit Strategies & Deal Recovery
What a “Successful Exit” Really Looks Like
In real estate investing, a “successful exit” is often misunderstood. Many investors equate success with selling at the top of the market, hitting a perfect ARV, or squeezi…
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How to Communicate With Your Lender When an Exit is Delayed
In fix and flip investing, delays happen. A slower sale, a shifted market, a longer rehab, or buyer financing issues can all push an exit p…
Different Exit Strategies for Real Estate Investing
Not all markets are created equal. Two cities can have similar home prices, yet one consistently produces profitable fix and flips while the other drains time and ca…
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Investor Playbook
What Happens If My Flip Doesn’t Sell Right Away?
Even the best fix and flip projects don’t always sell immediately. Maybe the market cools. Maybe buyers hesitate. Maybe inventory rises sudde…
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How to Avoid Over-Renovating Your Fix and Flip
In strong markets, many renovations appear to “work.” Appreciation and buyer urgency can mask poor renovation choices. But when markets shift and dema…
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How to Find and Finance Your First Fix and Flip
Not all markets are created equal. Two cities can have similar home prices, yet one consistently produces profitable fix and flips while the other drains time and ca…
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