All Forum Posts by: Kuba F.

Hi Everyone,

Kuba Fietkiewicz here, founder of REIkit.com house flipping and wholesaling software based out of Los Angeles.

Real estate flippers and wholesalers today know that finding deals is not as easy as it was just a few years ago, but one thing remains true: real estate is still very much a relationship-based business.

So whether you're driving for dollars, hustling with bandit signs, or setting up lead generation online, you still need to build those relationships.

In this post I highlight 35 real estate business relationships you should build to maximize the number of leads you get:

35 Relationships To Help You Find More Houses To Flip or Wholesale

Also check out the sister articles on the site:

55 ways to find incredible wholesale and off-market deals online

and

27 no-internet-required tactics to find properties

Let me know if I missed any on the site or in the comments below.

Cheers!

Kuba

Hi Everyone,

My name is Kuba and I'm the founder of REIkit house flipping and wholesaling software based in Los Angeles.

I wanted to let the BiggerPockets community know about a tool that I built out that is free for anyone to use, the Comps Adjustment Tool, that could save you thousands on your next investment.

If you've ever found yourself in a situation where you were looking for comps as part of your After Repair Value calculations, but everything that was coming back was just not the same as your subject property, you need this tool.

More bedrooms? Less Bathrooms? Pool? No pool? This all matters.

On my very first flip I did not account for the fact that all the comps had a garage, and my property did not.

That was an expensive mistake that shaved $15,000 off the profitability of my flip.

If I had just taken a few extra minutes to adjust the comps, I could have avoided it entirely, instead of finding out months later when it was time to sell.

It's exactly why I built out the free ARV Calculator and Comps Adjustment tool, so that others could avoid the same scenario. 

Wouldn't you like to know if you're going to lose money, before you make the deal?

Click this link to analyze your property with the tool instantly:

https://tools.reikit.com/comps

Feel free to reach out to me here in the comments or on the site chat if you have any questions or suggestions.

Cheers!

Kuba

Hey Everyone,

Kuba Fietkiewicz here, founder of REIkit.com house flipping and wholesaling software based out of Los Angeles. Today I wanted to talk a little about how you can estimate your rehab costs without a GC.

Fix and Flip:

If you're a property flipper, you may have already tried to find an investor-friendly GC that would walk through 30+ properties with you to price out repairs, but it's not likely that you'll find one that will work for free.

Wholesaling:

If you're a wholesaler who wants to give their cash buyers the best repair estimate possible without spending thousands in GC walkthrough costs...

You are left with few options, the best of which is learning how to price out your own repairs.

Yes, it requires more time and effort, but the education you acquire and eventual savings will more than make up for that. So, what's the best way to get this experience?

In my own fix and flips, I evaluate as many properties as I can find, and when I go to visit a potential flip, I take along my camera phone and film a walk through of each room and the exterior, carefully narrating what needs repairing.

Then comes the difficult part: identifying all the items involved with a repair, itemizing all of these costs into one tidy list, and calculating the final cost. For example, a window repair not only includes the cost of the actual window but also the labor that it costs to install it.

I created the Rehab Estimation tool to help take the unknown out of getting an accurate estimate.

Not only does the tool have thousands of items to choose from, but each item has a material cost and labor cost associated to it, with all costs based on your zip code, so you get the most accurate estimate.

From there it creates an itemized list for you to share with contractors for project bids.

The Rehab Estimate tool is as close as you'll get to accurate rehab costs, without a GC.

Click the link below to find out details or sign up for a risk-free, full-featured trial to try it out:

https://www.reikit.com

Any questions or suggestions, I'd love to hear it...comment below or chat at the site.

Cheers!

Kuba

P.S. - when you sign up for a free trial, you'll also get full access to all of the other features in your REIkit.com software dashboard, including Lead Pages, Seller Leads CRM, Premium Data for Comps and ARV, Loan History Information, Deal Analysis, Marketing, and more!

Hi BiggerPockets community,

Kuba Fietkiewicz here, founder of online wholesaling and house flipping software REIkit.com. Today I want to talk about how you, as wholesalers looking to market to your buyer's list, can create professional deal sheets to send to them in minutes.

When I first started REIkit.com, I often got requests for new tools from wholesalers who were presented with an interesting problem.

They were finding deals, running comps and calculating ARV so that they can present to their buyer's list a deal that investors would want.

The problem was that they were frustrated with the limitations of the word processing programs they were using to create these deal sheets.

They thought they were difficult to put together, boring to look at, and just didn’t present that professional, polished look they wanted to show.

I took all that feedback in and created an interface where wholesalers can build out a property detail report in just a few steps. 

It looks great, and best of all can be printed, emailed, or shared. See what an example report looks like here:

https://tools.reikit.com/properties/0d89ffde

For more details, or to try out the wholesale deal report builder with a free trial, click on this link:

https://www.reikit.com

Any questions or suggestions about the software, would love to hear from you in comments below or chat on the site.

Cheers!

Kuba

P.S. - when you sign up for a free trial, you'll also get full access to all of the other features in your REIkit.com software dashboard, including Lead Pages, Seller Leads CRM, Premium Data for Comps and ARV, Loan History Information, Deal Analysis, Rehab Estimation, and more!

Hi Everyone,


My name is Kuba Fietkiewicz and I run my online house flipping and wholesaling software company, REIkit, out of Los Angeles.

REI/kit was born when I made some serious mistakes while flipping houses and wanted to find THE magic formula for how to make sure it didn't happen again.

Through building REIkit.com and doing more flips, I finally figured out that there is no magic formula to be found.

The only thing we can do is educate ourselves as much as possible and try to account for every single risk and cost we can think of before jumping into a new project.

That's what I had in mind when I built out all the tools for REIkit.com...

With each tool I build, I ask myself: "Does this tool help my customers prevent the mistakes I made back then? Does this tool help my customers succeed?"

The comps adjustment tool, which is part of the free ARV calculator, is particularly close to my heart, because I lost over $15,000 on my first flip by not accounting for features and amenities of my comps (such as beds, baths, garages and pools) when I did my initial deal analysis.

These tools are free for everyone to use instantly -- just enter in an address -- and will improve your estimated ARV in under an hour.

Is an hour of your time worth $15,000?

I'll leave you with the link to the ARV calculator and comps adjustment tool if you want to try it out:

https://tools.reikit.com/comps

Comment below or chat on the site if you have any questions or even to just let me know how it worked out for you.


Cheers!

Kuba

Hi Everyone,

Kuba Fietkiewicz here, founder of REIkit online house flipping and wholesaling software, based out of Los Angeles.

Real estate investors today know that finding deals is not as easy as it was just a few years ago.

Properties on the MLS are going for tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars over asking.

This makes finding a deal on the MLS very difficult, although there are still deals to be had if you can find a property that is hugely undervalued.

The alternative to the MLS is to think outside of the box, and utilize every single method, strategy, and website that can possibly net a deal.

Such sources of deals can be as well-known as putting out 'We Buy Houses' signs on every street corner.

Not so obvious methods would be looking at property seized by the IRS or other government real property surplus sites.

That's just one example of how to find wholesale and off-market deals online.

I have compiled a list of 54 other methods, check it out at this link:

55 resources to find real estate deals online

Check out also the sister articles on the site:

27 ways to find real estate deals offline

and

35 ways to find deals by cultivating relationships

Let me know if I missed any techniques in the comments below...

Cheers!

Kuba

Hi Everyone,

Kuba Fietkiewicz here, founder of REIkit online house flipping and wholesaling software, based out of Los Angeles.

Real estate flippers and wholesalers today know that finding deals is not as easy as it was just a few years ago, but one thing remains true: real estate is still very much a relationship-based business.

So whether you're driving for dollars, hustling with bandit signs, or setting up lead generation online, you still need to build those relationships.

In this post I highlight 35 real estate business relationships you should build to maximize the number of leads you get:

35 Relationships To Help You Find More Houses To Flip or Wholesale

Also check out the sister articles on the site:

55 ways to find wholesale and off-market deals online

and

27 no-internet-required tactics to find properties

Let me know if I missed any at reikit.com or in the comments below.

Cheers!

Kuba

@Jerry Swanson

The rule of thumb for first deals is only bet money you can afford to lose.

So whether your use your heloc will be based on your risk tolerance in regards to your primary residence, and your ability to pay the additional interest long term should things go south.

There's also a possibility of the line getting frozen if you get in trouble and start missing payments.

Although reducing or canceling a HELOC is prohibited by Regulation Z, a lender can modify a HELOC when they have a good reason to do so.

Some examples of good reasons include:

* Evidence that the borrower obtained the HELOC fraudulently

* A documented poor repayment history

* A decline in the value of the property used to secure the loan

If you were relying on the line of credit as your primary source of funds, and the line gets frozen, you may need access to other funds to finish your rehab project.

Other than that, it's great source of cheap money.

Cheers!

Kuba

Hey Everyone,

Kuba Fietkiewicz here, founder of REIkit online house flipping and wholesaling software based in Los Angeles.

Today I wanted to discuss common barriers to getting accurate property rehab cost estimates for your fix and flips or wholesale deals.

If you've already flipped or wholesaled a few properties, you have some idea of how to approach getting construction cost estimates and maybe even have a solid process in place for doing so on future flips.

The question is, if you're estimating your own rehab costs without a GC, how much time and effort did you spend in itemizing, quantifying, and estimating costs in a spreadsheet or on paper?

Were you able to estimate reasonably accurate material and labor costs for all of those repair items?

When doing my own flips, I found that my rehab repair items were a pain to type up, sort, and price, and that's why I created the online Rehab Estimate tool.

In the Detailed Cost Estimate section of the tool, you'll find every item you need to price out repairs -- down to the quantity, size, and cost of the nails used for drywall.

Simply browse for the item, enter the quantity, and the tool calculates a material and labor unit cost and adds it to your project list.

The best part is that all of the costs are pulled right out of the latest Construction Cost books by one of the most respected names in the industry.

In addition, they are indexed to a zip code, meaning that the costs you find in the tool are the most up-to-date and accurate for your area.

The online Rehab Estimate Tool is a solid addition to your business - click on the link below for details or to start a full-featured, free and risk-free trial to try it out:

https://www.reikit.com

Any questions or feedback about the software, I'd love to hear it in the comments below or chat on the site.

Cheers!

Kuba

PS - When you sign up for a free trial, you'll also get full access to all of the other features in your REI/kit software system, including online Lead Pages, Seller Leads CRM, Premium Data for Comps and ARV, Loan History Information, Deal Analysis, Deal Marketing, and more.

@David Eiges

People on those sites generally have high marketing costs that they will pass onto you.  

My favorite way to find contractors is to walk the neighborhood where your property is and visit the properties being rehabbed there and talk to those contractors.