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Kiavi Speed to close. Power to scale. NMLS #1125207 Kiavi is the key to smarter real estate investing by helping investors unlock faster access to capital.

With over $37 billion in funded loans since its founding in 2013 as LendingHome, Kiavi, a Figure Technology Solutions company, is one of the nation's largest non-bank lenders to real estate investors (REIs). For more information, visit www.kiavi.com. NMLS ID #1125207.

A loan denial might not just be bad luck.Many fix-and-flip loan denials may trace back to a handful of recurring issues,...
10/16/2026

A loan denial might not just be bad luck.

Many fix-and-flip loan denials may trace back to a handful of recurring issues, and most of them could be addressed before you ever hit submit.

Experience, paperwork, property type, comps, and budget can all shape how an application moves.

✅ The good news: treating those areas as a pre-submission checklist could help your application reach underwriting with fewer questions.

Learn more about the most common mistakes on our blog:

🔗 https://ow.ly/I74U50ZVYKq

🙌 Three loans in and Izabela keeps coming backClear expectations and a fast close could matter more than almost anything...
10/15/2026

🙌 Three loans in and Izabela keeps coming back

Clear expectations and a fast close could matter more than almost anything else when a rehab timeline is tight.

10/14/2026

👻 Have you ever met a ghost rent?

A ghost rent is typically the gap between the rent a listing advertises and the rent a property could actually collect once real-world adjustments show up.

That gap could matter more than it seems, since many DSCR lenders typically use the appraiser's estimated market rent, not the asking rent or a seller's pro forma.

Because of this, a rental investor who underwrites to the listing could see a different ratio at appraisal.

A rental property stress test may help you find the ghost before it finds you.

See how a rental property stress test could help find that gap before making your next offer:

👉 https://ow.ly/Wn7T50ZVYkF

No tax returns. No W-2s.A DSCR loan qualifies on what the property rents for, so your income paperwork won’t be the thin...
10/12/2026

No tax returns. No W-2s.

A DSCR loan qualifies on what the property rents for, so your income paperwork won’t be the thing slowing down your next rental deal.

Our rates are as low as 6.25%* right now.

⇢ Up to 80% LTV
⇢ DSCR as low as 0.8x
⇢ 30-year fixed, ARM, and interest-only options
⇢ No hard credit pull to see your rate

Learn more about our DSCR rental financing options:

🔗 https://ow.ly/Vp6L50ZVY8N

💰 59% of fix-and-flip investors reported securing new loans in Q2 2026, the highest share in two years.That comes from t...
10/07/2026

💰 59% of fix-and-flip investors reported securing new loans in Q2 2026, the highest share in two years.

That comes from the quarterly survey we run with John Burns Research and Consulting.

More investors closing loans could also mean more competition on good deals, so having financing lined up early may be worth it.

Learn more in our data breakdown:

🔗 https://ow.ly/zcPM50ZTZTR

👻 Can you flip a haunted house? In many cases, the deal may look a lot like any other fix-and-flip, with the property’s ...
10/05/2026

👻 Can you flip a haunted house?

In many cases, the deal may look a lot like any other fix-and-flip, with the property’s reputation as just one added variable at resale.

A spooky story could help you buy below market.

The real question may be whether that discount outlasts the story at the closing table.

We broke down what it really means to flip a haunted house.

👉 https://ow.ly/6qLs50ZU4qO

We're headed to Orlando. 🌴Three days with the BiggerPockets community, four session tracks, and a room full of real esta...
10/02/2026

We're headed to Orlando. 🌴

Three days with the BiggerPockets community, four session tracks, and a room full of real estate investors comparing notes on what is working for them right now.

Our team will be at Booth G1 , so come stop by and say hello!

📰 We were in the news this September and we think it’s worth a minute of your time. ⇢ Figure completed its acquisition o...
10/01/2026

📰 We were in the news this September and we think it’s worth a minute of your time.

⇢ Figure completed its acquisition of Kiavi on September 1st
⇢ Kiavi won Best Alternative Investments Solution at the 2026 Finovate Awards 🏆
⇢ Charles Goodwin, Head of Bridge and DSCR Lending, told Mortgage Professional
America that brokers who know three to five lenders tend to close more fix-and-flip deals
⇢ Goodwin also noted the Fed's rate hike may not translate directly into higher mortgage rates, which track longer-term Treasury yields

Read the full stories here, plus more:

🔗 https://ow.ly/Yt3T50ZTh1L

📍See you tomorrow, San Diego. We're sponsoring LeverageCon 9 and our very own Charles Goodwin, VP and Head of Bridge and...
09/29/2026

📍See you tomorrow, San Diego.

We're sponsoring LeverageCon 9 and our very own Charles Goodwin, VP and Head of Bridge and DSCR Lending, will be taking the stage to speak on the “DSCR Finance Forum: Navigating the Rental Market” panel.

Come find us and say hello!

09/28/2026

Going over budget on a rehab does not have to stall the project.

Fix-and-flip investors typically have three tools to work with:

⇢ A draw schedule that reimburses completed work in phases
⇢ A renovation contingency of 10-15% that could absorb many mid-project surprises
⇢ Cash reserves to help cover what is left once the contingency is spent

We broke down how the three layers tend to work together, and how much real estate investors may want to set aside before projects begin.

👉 https://ow.ly/9P2q50ZCGKf

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