Austin Frangoules
Founder of Run The Deal. Mortgage company owner, licensed real estate broker and short-term rental owner. He writes every guide on this site from the investor's side of the table and the lender's.
- Fix and flip analysis
- BRRRR refinance
- DSCR loans
- Hard money loans
- After repair value (ARV)
- Rehab budgeting
Experience
More than ten years on every side of the deal
Agent, broker, lender and owner. That is why the guides spend so long on the parts other tools guess at: the comps, the refi rules and what a late rehab really costs.
His mortgage company is East Coast Mortgage, NMLS 2354674. Equal Housing Lender. Run The Deal and East Coast Mortgage share common ownership. You are never required to use East Coast Mortgage or any lender.
2015
Started in real estate in Virginia.
2018
Licensed as a real estate broker in Virginia and North Carolina, and opened his own brokerage, Austin James Realty.
2022
Founded his mortgage company, where he sees how investor loans get sized from the lender's side.
2025
Merged his brokerage into Keller Williams Capital Properties, where he is a broker.
Today
Owns and runs seven short-term rentals in Snowshoe, West Virginia, and builds Run The Deal.
How the guides are written
The math is the app's math
Every worked example runs through the same engine as Run The Deal, and that engine is checked against worked examples on every change.
Lender rules, labeled as rules
Refi and loan guidance follows common program rules and says so. It is never a quote or a commitment to lend.
Dated and sourced
Each guide shows when it was last updated. Competitor facts come from their own public pages, with the date checked and a link.
Corrections
If a number or rule is wrong, email support@mail.runthedeal.com and we fix it and update the date.
Guides by Austin
See all 12 guides- BRRRR appraisal came in low? What to do next7 min read
- Hard money draws explained: holdbacks, inspections and timing7 min read
- DSCR refi seasoning by lender type8 min read
- How to read comps for a flip or BRRRR7 min read
- House flipping taxes: the basics before you sell7 min read
- Managing contractors on a flip: bids, payments and paperwork8 min read
He also checks every software comparison (4 so far) against each company's own pricing page.
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