Guides and analysis on fix and flip for real estate investors.
A fix and flip draw schedule is a reimbursement system. You pay your contractors, pass an inspection, and then the wire arrives. That gap between payment out and reimbursement in is what runs first-time flippers short by month two.
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ARV is the number your lender's appraiser produces, not the number you estimated. The two frequently disagree by $20,000 or more on a mid-range flip, and the difference comes out of your loan proceeds. Here is how the appraiser builds the number.
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A fix and flip loan is approved on the deal, not your W-2. Here is what a lender needs from a first-time flipper: the document pack, the deal math, and the failure modes to avoid.
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Most first time flippers budget the down payment and closing costs. Then the first draw request arrives and the gap shows up. Here is the number that actually matters, worked through a real project.
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