Our history
Our Dutch founder Edgar started Nestflow after seeing several of his relatives struggle with their day-to-day spending, despite having hundreds of thousands of euro's in home equity. Like many European homeowners, they were "house rich but cash poor." Although their home was their largest financial asset, they had no fair, easy way to use this built-up home value to help them get more out of life.
Traditionally, the only way to benefit from your home's equity value was to sell it or take out a loan (mortgage). But many homeowners don't want to sell, even partially. They want to stay in their current home. Loans also can be challenging due to bank restrictions based on age and finances, especially in retirement. And so-called "lifetime" mortgages, with their low loan-to-value ratios and high, compounding interest rates, may not make financial sense.