The BRRRR Power Plan: 11 Steps to Scale Faster in 2026
Summary
This article provides a BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) strategy for real estate investors, with a focus on refinancing in 2026. Hosts are encouraged to stabilize their properties, build a digital paperwork HQ, and negotiate loan terms to maximize their returns and scale their portfolios.
Key Insights
- •In 2026, conservative appraisals are more common.
- •One Phoenix investor got quotes of 6.5% and 7.3%.
Action Items
- ✓Negotiate the entire loan package including fees, amortization, DSCR minimums, interest-only options, reserve requirements, and fixed-rate periods.Effort: mediumImpact: high
- ✓Create a timeline of important dates, set milestones for completion, and follow up proactively for refinances.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
- ✓Keep a stabilization folder with before-and-after photos, repair receipts, contractor invoices, and a list of upgrades.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Build your digital paperwork HQ by compiling e-leases, a rent roll, income and expense statements, insurance documents, utility bills, property tax history, rehab receipts, and bank statements into a shared folder titled “Refi 2026—[Your Property Address].”Effort: mediumImpact: high
Tools & Resources
- →Express Capital Financing: Express Capital Financing specializes in investor-focused refinances.
Watch Out For
- ⚠Waiting until the very end of your renovation to call your lender.
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