Academia Real Estate Corp
Value-add · 2–4 unit · BRRRR · FHA house-hack

We broker the deal.Then we build it.

Most investors stitch together an agent, a GC, and a lender who don't talk to each other. We're one company that holds the brokerage and the construction licenses — so the cost-to-cure on your spreadsheet is the cost we actually deliver.

The "we broker AND build" edge

Underwriting and execution under one roof.

When a broker estimates rehab, it's a guess. When a GC estimates value, it's a guess. We do both — so the rehab budget and the ARV come from the same team that signs for the work.

Real cost-to-cure
Rehab scoped by the licensed trades who'll self-perform it — not a contractor's hopeful bid.
Self-perform margin
We keep the GC markup in your deal instead of a sub's pocket, tightening the spread on every BRRRR.
One schedule
Roof, A/C, kitchen, and permits coordinated by one company, so the hold period doesn't balloon.
Exit-aware scope
Every dollar is spent toward the appraisal and the rent roll, because we also list and lease it.
Two on-ramps

Start with a house-hack. Scale into value-add.

The on-ramp

FHA house-hack, 2–4 units

Buy a duplex through fourplex with as little as 3.5% down via FHA, live in one unit, and let the others carry the mortgage. It's the single best entry point in South Florida — and the bridge from first home to first investment.

  • Owner-occupant financing on 2–4 units (FHA / conventional)
  • Rents underwritten against real SFL submarket data
  • Light value-add to lift rents, scoped by our trades
The engine

BRRRR with self-perform trades

Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat — with the rehab done by our in-house roofing, A/C, electrical, plumbing, and finish crews. Self-performing the work is what makes the refinance pencil and the cash-out recycle.

  • Cost-to-cure and ARV from the same in-house team
  • Coordinated permits and one renovation schedule
  • Refi-aware scope so capital comes back out clean
How a value-add deal runs

Source → scope → execute → recycle.

  1. 01

    Source

    Off-market and on-market deals screened against rehab cost and exit rent in your buy box.

  2. 02

    Scope

    Our trades cost the cure line-by-line, so the spread is real before you close.

  3. 03

    Execute

    Self-performed renovation on one schedule — the hold period stays short.

  4. 04

    Recycle

    We list, lease, or refinance so your capital comes back out and rolls forward.

The asset class

The buildings that carry a house-hack and pencil a BRRRR — read for cost-to-cure and exit by the team that also self-performs the work.

  • Duplex multifamily property exterior in a Miami neighborhood, South Florida.
    Duplex multifamily property exterior in a Miami neighborhood, South Florida.
  • Aerial of a small Florida apartment complex with parking and palms, South Florida.
    Aerial of a small Florida apartment complex with parking and palms, South Florida.
  • Renovated bright modern rental unit interior in Florida, South Florida.
    Renovated bright modern rental unit interior in Florida, South Florida.
Acquisition + value-add

Acquire it. Reposition it. Hold or sell it.

Bring a deal or a buy box

Let's run the numbers — the real ones.

Have a property in mind, or just a strategy? A licensed Academia broker plus our construction side will pressure-test the cost-to-cure and the cash flow with you. No fluff, no inflated ARVs.

  • Cost-to-cure from the trades who'd self-perform it
  • Cash-flow and BRRRR refi math, modeled honestly
  • FHA house-hack on-ramp if you're just starting
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