For active fix and flip investors, the path from a few deals a year to a full-time portfolio is often blocked not by a lack of opportunities, but by a shortage of cash. Adam Eldibany, founder of homebldr, a technology-driven real estate investment financing platform, observes this pattern repeatedly among investors aiming to scale from a handful of flips annually to eight, ten, or more projects.
“The number one constraint is definitely cash on hand,” Eldibany said. “If an investor doesn’t have cash, they can’t do more deals, period.” Even when a lender covers all purchase and rehab costs, investors still need cash for reserves, closing costs, and monthly payments. Without sufficient liquidity, growth stalls.
Eldibany describes a common cash cycle that trips up growing investors. After selling or refinancing a few properties, an investor may have a pile of cash and start taking on multiple projects simultaneously. Eventually, they hit a wall because the remaining cash is often earmarked for monthly loan payments rather than new acquisitions. The outcome then hinges on execution: if all active projects perform as expected, the investor regains liquidity and continues scaling; if a project runs over budget, gets delayed, or sells for less than projected, the slowdown can compound and stall the business entirely.
Without a better financing structure, Eldibany says most investors reach for one of two levers: more leverage or outside partners. As investors build a track record, they may qualify for larger loans, a business line of credit, or a secondary financing partner. Others bring in liquidity partners to fund deals directly. Both options come with costs: more debt means more financing costs, and bringing in a partner usually means giving up a share of the profit and some control of the project.
“The best way investors can preserve cash is just identifying financing options with better terms, meaning lower rates and lower fees,” Eldibany said.
This is the gap homebldr’s financing subscription was built to close. Instead of paying origination fees in cash at every closing, investors pay a single subscription fee upfront, which can be covered with a credit card, another line of debt, or even a buy now, pay later product. From there, they can close deals for the length of the subscription without paying additional origination fees.
“Because they aren’t paying origination at closing, they have more cash in their pocket, which can be put towards their next deal,” Eldibany said. He is careful not to promise a fixed multiplier on how much faster an investor can scale, but he points to compounding as the real driver. Saving a modest amount on one deal does not move the needle much, but doing it on every deal for a year does.
“Preserving liquidity compounds over time,” Eldibany said, “and allows investors to maintain as much momentum as possible.” For investors trying to move from a side hustle pace to a full-time deal volume, that compounding effect, more than the terms on any single deal, tends to be what separates the ones who scale from the ones who stall.
More detail on how the subscription model works, including loan volume tiers and payment options, is available on homebldr’s financing subscription page.
