5 House Flipping Tips for Success

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If I had it to all over again I'd stick to the following house flipping tips like white on rice. Many people have dreams of enjoying the profits that can be made from flipping houses, but few have concrete, step by step processes for doing it.


They hear lots of talk from others about how it can change their lifestyles for the best, but those same people offer very little about just how hard it can be or the things you absolutely must do to flip a house successfully.

Well, today is your lucky day as you absolutely must do tips that you need to hear...and best of all, they're free...you won't have to spend a single dime for these invaluable tips. Here they are.

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1. Treat it like a business.

Write down everything. Create an action plan and write down the steps you'll need to carry it out. Break it down into daily, weekly, and monthly goals with action steps to be taken and crossed off daily. Think in terms of taking small steps every day to get to the big event at the end of the month.

2. Establish a budget for the entire project.

Develop a plan reflecting how much money you are willing to invest in the property, how much for renovations, and how much money you need to make to make the investment worth your time. You'll also need to find out how much other homes in the neighborhood are worth, the value of your property "as is," and the estimated value of the property once improvements are made.

3. Have the property professionally inspected before you buy it.

This is the most critical detail that can save you a great deal of time, money, and heartache when all is said and done.Be prepared to walk away if the inspection determines that more work than you are prepared to do needs to be done.

4. Plan your flip according to the needs of the area

You should get to know the neighborhood and plan your flip accordingly rather than to meet your personal tastes. It should strictly be a business decision, so keep your preferences and feelings out of it, but instead, put yourself in the shoes of buyers and implement your plan accordingly.

5. Remember that you are flipping properties to make money.

Even the best-planned flip may go differently than planned, so you'll probably end up with more sweat, tears, and money in some than you planned. Still, you'll need to have realistic expectations about the property's value, and a strategy that worked well for me was to always leave some of the equity in the property for the buyer. That way,  they felt they were getting a good deal, too.

Summarily, these housing flipping tips can help guide you through the sometimes tricky process of flipping real estate from the beginning (buying) to the end (selling). And although it'll be a continual learning process these five tips will serve you well in every flip you do.

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