By Adam Lambert, founder of Deal Run · April 4, 2026 · Updated October 30, 2026

Backflip Review 2026: Free ARV Tool Plus Fix-and-Flip Lending

Features checked on Backflip's own pages on October 30, 2026 (sources at the end). Backflip doesn't publish loan rates; get a written quote.

Backflip is a fix-and-flip lender that gives away its analysis app: free comps, ARV and deal analysis on iPhone, Android and the web, with loan quotes and pre-approval in the same app. It's worth using if you flip houses and want a free ARV plus a financing option in one place; wholesalers will still need separate tools to estimate repairs in detail and to find buyers.

Disclosure: Deal Run is our product, and it overlaps with Backflip's analysis tools. This review leads with Backflip's strengths and says plainly where Deal Run fits.

This review is part of our guide on how to calculate ARV. If you want to check Backflip's number yourself, use our free ARV calculator or the comps steps in that guide.

What Backflip offers

Free analysis tools

Comps and ARV. Backflip's home page describes fast, free comps and ARVs.
Deal analysis. Numbers for a flip: purchase, rehab, holding costs and projected profit.
An app labeled "Free!" on the App Store and Google Play, plus a web version.

Loans

Fix-and-flip loans. Short-term loans that its loans page says can fund up to 100% of your rehab budget.
DSCR rental loans. Rental loans that qualify on the property's cash flow rather than your personal income.
Pre-approval and term sheets. The app advertises instant pre-approval and term sheets "in hours."
No upfront lender fees, per the home page, and no experience requirement: it says it lends to anyone who qualifies financially, with better terms for investors with recent completed projects.
Rates, fees and limits aren't published. You submit an inquiry for a quote.

What Backflip does well

A genuinely free ARV

Plenty of tools gate the ARV behind a trial or a credit card. Backflip's comps and ARV are free because the business is lending, which makes it an easy second opinion on a deal.

Analysis and financing in one place

If you flip with borrowed money, going from "the numbers work" to a loan quote without re-entering the deal saves time, and a term sheet in hours helps when a seller wants an answer.

Open to new investors

No experience requirement and no upfront lender fees lower the barrier for a first flip, though experienced investors may get better terms.

Where Backflip falls short

Built around the flip. The free tools are described in flip terms (comps, ARV, flip numbers). Its site doesn't describe rental cash-flow analysis or a max offer for several exits, even though it now offers DSCR rental loans.
No repair estimator described. Repairs are the hardest number in a flip, and the site doesn't describe a repair estimating tool. Bring your own scope; our rehab cost per square foot guide helps.
Nothing for selling a deal. No buyer search, skip tracing, deal page or blasts are described, so for wholesalers the work after the ARV happens elsewhere.
Lending availability. The site footer lists state licenses, including Arizona, California, Minnesota and Oregon, but doesn't say where loans are offered. Ask before you count on it.
A lender's ARV. There's no evidence Backflip inflates ARVs, but a lender's estimate isn't your buyer's. Check the comps yourself, especially for condition.

Backflip vs other free and low-cost ARV tools

Tool	Price (checked Oct 29–30, 2026)	ARV and comps	Repair estimate	Also does
Backflip	Free app; loans quoted on request	Free comps and ARV	Not described	Fix-and-flip and DSCR loans
DealCheck	Free; Plus $10 / Pro $20 a month billed yearly	Comps from public records and listings	You enter rehab costs	Flip and rental calculators
Bricked	Basic $89/mo (100 comps); Growth $199/mo	AI-picked comps, ARV, offer price	AI estimate on all plans	CMA reports, API on Growth
Deal Run (our product)	Analyze $29/mo; Analyze + Sell $99/mo	Sold and rental comps, ARV	AI estimate from the property's photos	Max offer by exit, buyer finding

DealCheck and Bricked prices are from our comp tools comparison, checked on each vendor's site on October 29, 2026. See also our Backflip vs DealCheck comparison.

Who Backflip is for

Use Backflip if you flip houses, want a free ARV on the go, and may want a fix-and-flip or DSCR loan from the same company. It's also a good free second opinion on any ARV.

Look elsewhere if you need a repair estimate, a max offer for a landlord or another wholesaler, or tools to find and reach buyers for a contract.

Doing this in Deal Run

Deal Run is our product. Deal Run doesn't lend money. On the analysis side, you enter an address and it pulls sold and rental comps for an ARV (see comp analysis), estimates repairs from the property's photos (see repair estimates), and shows a max offer for flip, rental and wholesale exits. Analyze + Sell adds a ranked, skip-traced list of local landlords and flippers who bought near the property and a deal page you send from your own Gmail. The public demo on the homepage shows the analysis on an address before you pay. Analyze is $29 a month; Analyze + Sell is $99 a month. Or pay per deal: $2 to analyze, $20 with 100 buyers.

Verdict: if you're a flipper who needs financing, Backflip's free app and loans are the better fit. If you wholesale or want photo-based repairs and a buyer list, Deal Run covers more of the deal. Using Backflip's free ARV as a cross-check costs nothing either way.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Backflip free?

Its analysis tools are. Backflip's site describes free comps, ARV analysis and deal analysis in a free app on iPhone, Android and the web, and doesn't list paid tiers (checked October 30, 2026). It makes its money from loans.

Is Backflip a legit lender?

Backflip's site lists state lending licenses, including Arizona, California, Minnesota and Oregon, and shows an A+ Better Business Bureau rating dated June 25, 2026. As with any lender, compare its written term sheet with other lenders before you sign.

What loans does Backflip offer?

Its loans page describes short-term fix-and-flip loans that can fund up to 100% of the rehab budget, and DSCR rental loans that qualify on the property's cash flow rather than personal income. Rates, fees and limits aren't published; you request a quote. It says no prior experience is required and it charges no upfront lender fees.

How accurate is Backflip's ARV?

Backflip doesn't publish an accuracy figure. Treat any automated ARV as a starting point: check it against the sold comps yourself, especially for condition, and remember that a lender's estimate and a buyer's estimate can differ.

Is Backflip good for wholesalers?

For a quick free ARV, yes. For the rest of a wholesale deal, no: its site doesn't describe buyer finding, skip tracing, deal pages or deal blasts, so you'd need other tools to sell the contract.

Sources and Check Dates

Backflip home page, backflip.com: free comps, ARV and deal analysis; free app on App Store, Google Play and web; instant pre-approval and term sheets "in hours"; no upfront lender fees; state licenses in the footer; A+ BBB rating as of June 25, 2026. Checked October 30, 2026.
Backflip loans, backflip.com/loans: fix-and-flip loans up to 100% of rehab budget, DSCR rental loans, no experience requirement, rates by quote. Checked October 30, 2026.
DealCheck pricing, dealcheck.io/pricing: Starter, Plus and Pro prices. Checked October 29, 2026.
Bricked pricing, bricked.ai/pricing: Basic and Growth prices and features. Checked October 29, 2026.

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