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How To Find And Flip Houses

By: Karen Roberts Home | Finance | Real Estate


This is a great time to learn how to find and flip houses. The housing bubble has burst, which means that inflated prices have finally dropped and that people are buying and selling houses at rates that are actually reasonable, as opposed to the truly overinflated and borderline insane prices that were being asked just a few years ago. If you"re planning on getting into the house flipping game this is actually going to work to your benefit.

For one thing, it means that you have a lot less competition than you would have had just a few years ago, because many people have been scared off by the bubble bursting. Secondly, it means that you can find good houses at something approaching their actual value, which means that it"s easier to fix and flip.

The first thing you need to do is find the houses that you"re going to flip. What you need to look for are houses that are in decent neighborhoods but are in need of some TLC to get them in a retail condition.

You don"t want to buy houses that are a hard sneeze away from collapse, but you do want to look for houses that are fairly ugly and musty. Old carpets, cheesy wallpaper and crappy cabinets are a house flipper"s best friends.

This is not a stage you should take lightly. Success in finding and flipping houses is 90% in the planning, finding the right houses where your profit is built right in. Part of this is finding the houses that are in the right condition, but another part of it is looking for motivated sellers.

What you"re going to look for when you first start learning how to find and flip houses are buyers who are looking to sell right now. This can range from people who have inherited a house and are looking to get rid of it to people that are on the verge of losing their homes to foreclosure.

Regardless, you"re going to be looking for houses that can be brought up to a more valuable condition and that you can buy for the lowest price possible. If you can find both of these, your ability to make money from flipping houses is virtually guaranteed.

Flipping the house is the comparatively easy part. If you"ve done your planning and buying right, all you need to do is work with a contractor to get the house in shape and list it at slightly below true market value. This will ensure that you make a quick sale and a quick profit when you"re learning how to find and flip houses.




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About the Author:
Karen is a real-estate entrepreneur, investor, mentor and REIA Club president. She is dedicated to building financial independence-inspiring and empowering others to achieve their financial freedom using real estate as the vehicle. Read her latest e-book Windfall Profits Wholesaling Houses , which is worth reading.

Karen Roberts’ shared her real estate investing strategies and to grab some of her free tools and mentoring tips through her website The Mentor Network


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