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Fund That Flip Funds That Race Car
Real estate investor loan
provider to sponsor Michalek
Brothers Racing A/Fuel team
By Rob King
Michalek Brothers Racing
(MBR) heads into the 2020 race
season with high levels of optimism
and excitement. Coming off
a career-best run at MBR’s most recent outing,
the team is hard at work preparing for a return to
NHRA national event competition in 2020 and
2021. The catalyst behind these opportunities is
the brand-new primary partnership with Fund
That Flip, a leader in providing short-term loans
to experienced real estate investors.
“We are honored and very excited to have the
opportunity to partner with the Fund That Flip
team,” says Kyle Michalek, co-owner of MBR. “We
see many complementary strengths between our
race team, the NHRA fan base, and the Fund That
Flip team that can be leveraged to create wins for
all parties. We have several ideas for engaging
NHRA fans through social media initiatives and
at-track programs that will be both impactful and
a lot of fun. I can’t wait to get this program started
and get back to the track to burn some nitro!”
Fund That Flip specializes in providing fast,
reliable capital to experienced real estate investors
that are rehabilitating residential properties.
Leveraging the team’s diverse expertise in real
estate, finance and technology, Fund That Flip
has built an industry-leading real estate investment
marketplace for investors and re-developers.
Whether you have a project that needs funding,
or you’re interested in earning passive income
by investing in real estate, Fund That Flip is
built around maximizing your ROI. Race fans
and other interested parties can learn more and
get the process started by visiting https://info.
fundthatflip.com/mbr.
“Core to our value proposition is speed and reliability,”
says Matt Rodak, CEO of Fund That Flip.
“Drag racing brings these values to life better than
any other sport imaginable. When Corey is at the
line ready to rocket down the track, he wants to
go as fast as humanly possible, and to do so he
needs everything to work flawlessly. The same
applies for real estate investors ready to start a
fix-and-flip or new construction project. They
need to go fast, and to do so they need a reliable
capital partner. Speed and reliability are what
we pride ourselves on.”
Team co-owner Corey Michalek beams with
pride when speaking about the newly formed
partnership between MBR and Fund That Flip.
“This is a monumental day in
MBR history,” Corey says. “We
have been building our program
for a moment like this, and
we’re humbled to have the opportunity
to represent a brand
like Fund That Flip. Kyle and I
are ecstatic to introduce such a
promising non-endemic partner
to the opportunities the sport
of NHRA Drag Racing has to
offer. I cannot overstate the
sense of positive anticipation
for what’s to come.”
The team will debut the new
partnership at the NHRA U.S.
Nationals just outside of Indianapolis,
the team’s first time
ever competing at the world’s
most prestigious drag race.
They’ll continue on to zMAX
Dragway near Charlotte, where
MBR has been to the final round
at two of the three races they’ve
entered there. The Michaleks
plan to enter four events in 2021,
to be determined when the 2021
schedules are released.
“I’ve known Kyle and Corey
for a long time and have been
thoroughly impressed with their
journey,” Rodak says. “They
bootstrapped a championshipcaliber
race team from nothing
through old-fashioned passion
and determination. We’re fortunate
to have them as partners
and spokesmen for Fund That Flip. We share so
many of the same values of hard work and finding
a way to be the best. We look forward to meeting
all of the MBR fans at the track!”
Fund That Flip is No. 42 on the Inc. 500 List
of Fastest-Growing Companies in America, No.
17 on the Financial Times fastest growing companies
and was recently voted one of the 99 Best
Places to Work in Northeast Ohio at the 2019
NorthCoast 99 Awards. DI
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