Buy, renovate, rent, refinance, repeat — this shows how much of your capital actually comes back to do it again.
BRRRR works when the refinance returns most of your capital so you can buy again. Two inputs decide that entirely: the after-repair value and the refinance LTV your lender will actually approve. If either comes in below plan, capital stays trapped in the property and the cycle stops.
The most common BRRRR failure is a takeout that never materializes at the assumed terms. Before purchasing, confirm with a lender: what LTV they will do on this property type, what seasoning period they require after renovation, what DSCR the rents must support at today's rates, and what documentation the entity will need. Assumptions from a lower-rate market do not survive contact with current underwriting — check the numbers on the rental cash flow and DSCR calculator.
Leaving some capital in a property that cash-flows and has real equity is a normal outcome. The question is whether the amount left in still lets you fund the next deal on your timeline. Recycling eighty percent reliably beats chasing one hundred percent on a deal that doesn't work.
Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat — a strategy where an investor buys a property needing work with short-term capital, renovates and leases it, then refinances into long-term debt to recover the invested capital and buy again.
Seventy to seventy-five percent of the after-repair value is a common range for investment-property cash-out refinances, but it varies by lender, property type, and market. Confirm with an actual lender before purchasing rather than assuming.
Seasoning is the period a lender requires you to own the property before refinancing at its new appraised value rather than your purchase price. Requirements commonly range from immediate to twelve months, and the difference materially affects your timeline.
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