Making a Budget for Your House Flip
Following these steps can help you determine how much house flip you can afford. Determine how much you have to invest. Take a look at your current investments and determine how much money you can comfortably put into a house flip. Remember that you should never invest more than you can afford to lose. If […]
Announcing ZINC’s GT Fix and Flip Loan Program
In cities like San Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and beyond, superficial upgrades that take a matter of weeks or even days to complete can lead to impressive ROIs. In particularly hot housing markets, sometimes all it takes to turn a quick and substantial profit is the ability to beat out other investors clamoring for […]
Rehab Homes Purchased with Financing Rises to 9-Year High
ATTOM Data Solutions has released a new housing report with data from the first quarter of 2018, and the news is mostly great for house flippers around the country. He’s a breakdown of the report: Houses are getting flipped at a higher rate than they have for the last six years. In the first quarter, […]
Curb Appeal 101: Our Top Tips and Tricks for Rehabbers
They say that first impressions are the most important, and it’s certainly true when it comes to real estate. Most buyers these days flip through house listings on apps or websites, and the first thing they consider (once they’ve filtered for price and location) is the exterior appearance of the home. That’s almost always the […]
The Experts Weigh in on the Spring 2018 Real Estate Market
Forbes recently shared some figures and expert opinions about the spring real estate market. While the market is strong, it is also choking out many potential buyers who simply cannot afford the current high prices found across the nation. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the article relevant to house flipping in 2018: […]
Are “Overpriced” Markets Still Sustainable?
Extreme housing markets at both ends of the spectrum have a tendency to draw in house flippers. After the Great Recession, flippers were pulled to cities like Las Vegas where house prices had plummeted, leaving nowhere for the numbers to go but up. At the other end of the spectrum, markets that seem extremely overpriced […]
Hot and Not So Hot States to Flip Homes
GOBankingRates recently ran the house flipping data and put together a list of the ten best and worst states to flip in. They took a look at the median home list price, the average number of days it takes to flip a house, the average gross profit per flip, and the average gross ROI in […]
House Flipping is at an 11 Year High
House flipping has been on a slow and steady rise since 2014, and now NPR reports that house flipping is at an eleven-year high. Now, this news could be taken as either a great sign for house flippers or a warning sign for the economy at large. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers […]
Is Investing in Trust Deeds a Better Alternative to Traditional Investments?
Investing can feel like a mine field if you’re not familiar with all of the terms and options. You know you should be investing your money smartly, but what options are out there other than 401ks and mutual funds? The general rule of thumb with investing is that, no matter what you choose to invest […]
What is Trust Deed Investing?
Trust deed investing is a way to invest in loans that are backed by real estate. Professional real estate investors often look to funding sources outside of the bank system so that they can get loans to finance house flips. Banks are often unable to provide loans quickly enough to keep up with the fast-moving […]