House flipping can be a tantalizing prospect, but buyers and sellers, beware! It’s not as easy as it may look to the casual watcher of house-flipping shows.
Issues like peeling paint or a messy lawn are cosmetic problems that are easy to remedy. Avoid properties with costly repairs like those that need a new roof or boiler.
The 70% rule is a guideline for how much to spend on the property to be flipped. It suggests that a buyer should pay 70% of its after-repaired value, or ARV, less the cost of the repairs needed.