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“Find a good deal, then make it possible.” That’s what Adva’s outlook on real estate investing is. Whether it’s a flip, a buy-and-hold, or a BRRRR opportunity, her strategy is shaped by flexibility and data. “You miss out on good deals if you don’t keep an open mind. I see what the numbers tell me and act accordingly,” she explained. In just two years, Adva has completed eight deals across the U.S. Compared to her native country of Israel, where high property prices make it difficult to scale quickly, the U.S. offered opportunities to scale. Adva's growth has been powered in part by cash-out refinances. After completing renovations, she’s able to pull equity out and reinvest it into new opportunities—powered by Waltz.
Asking big questions can lead to life-changing answers.
“How can I reverse engineer my life to spend more time with my kids, have a flexible schedule, and increase my income potential?” was the question Adva found herself asking. She loved her work as a special education teacher, but wanted a field where she could be fully independent and grow her income significantly. So, she set off on a quest to find a career that did and landed on becoming a full-time real estate investor.
She thought of real estate because her mom recommended buying houses. “I bought my first property in Israel before I was 30 and wanted to scale to do it more. That’s when I learned about the options available across the U.S,” Adva recalled. With this in mind, she found a mentor through a Facebook group and joined one of his webinars. There, she learned how he had helped Israeli investors collaborate, share knowledge, and break into U.S. real estate. Motivated by their success, she chose Jacksonville, Florida for her first deal and jumped in headfirst.
Today, she invests in Cleveland, Ohio, and Huntsville, Alabama where she’s built a strong network and continues to find exciting opportunities.
Adva had her eye on Cleveland, Ohio with the main reason being cash flow. The numbers made sense, the rents were steady, and the market aligned perfectly with her investment criteria. So when she found the right single-family property, she wanted to move decisively.
The property Adva found was a fixer-upper. Drawing on her previous flipping experience, she decided to combine the best elements of flipping and buy-and-hold investing by using the BRRRR (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat) strategy. She started by paying all-cash. Once the rehab was complete, she found a tenant and stabilized the property. The next step was crucial: refinancing.
Adva completed a cash-out refinance with Waltz. This allowed her to pull out a portion of the property’s equity while taking on a new mortgage for the remaining balance. With cash in hand, she was ready to repeat the process. Her next BRRRR project took her to Huntsville, Alabama. With this strategy, Adva has continued to build equity, scale her portfolio, and amass wealth. That’s the power of cash-out refinancing and the BRRRR strategy!
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Adva had worked with other lenders in the past, but it always felt like she was compromising. The terms were never quite what she was looking for, and the process often left her feeling frustrated and limited. While there was never anything that stopped deals from happening, there was also nothing tying her to the same lender for future deals. That’s when she found Waltz: “after several unsuccessful attempts to get the terms my deal required, I finally found a lender—someone who truly understood what I needed.”
Night and day. That’s the difference between lenders Adva was used to using and the experience she received during her cash-out refinance process with Waltz. Here’s what stood out immediately:
She was impressed with both the process and the team from start to finish. With new projects already in motion, Adva is looking forward to partnering with Waltz again for future financing.
She was impressed with both the process and the team from start to finish. With new projects already in motion, Adva is looking forward to partnering with Waltz again for future financing.
