Risk Management Considerations During the Fix and Flip by Shawn Woedl While high housing prices and increased cost of materials has led to a drop in house flipping in the first quarter of 2021, it is still expected to be a profitable venture. Though purchase prices are high, the aggressive market...
by Eric Atlas Residential Investment Loans (“RILs”) are business purpose loans secured by “fix and flip” or rental properties owned by professional investors and secured by 1st lien mortgages. Bridge loans are short-term loans (usually 6 to 24-months in duration, with an average life of less than...
Looking for Stabilization, Growth in 2021 and Forward by Carole VanSickle Ellis Like most of the country right now, the Springfield, Massachusetts, housing market is hot. Median sales prices rose more than 17% in the Springfield area between January 2020 and January 2021, and Realtor.com...
Flip Factory App Solves the Flipping “Cashflow Problem” from Inside the Industry by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Raleigh-based flippers and general contractors Jake Harris and Juan Huerta invented the Flip Factory App, they were aiming for a solution to one of the oldest problems in the...
What SFR Investors Can Learn From iBuyers by Josh Jensen The process of buying and selling homes is complex and there is plenty of room for improvement. In today’s lightning-fast market, investors need all the help they can get. Low housing inventory and record-high buyer demand have created a...
But Help Is on the Way…Eventually by Rick Sharga Most fix-and-flip investors will agree that a housing market with high demand, low supply, low-cost capital, and rising prices is their ideal scenario. And generally speaking, that characterizes today’s market. But like many generalizations, this...
Work Smarter and Not Harder by Erica LaCentra Home flipping levels are not what they used to be. According to the first-quarter 2021 Home Flipping Report from ATTOM Data, only 2.7% of all home sales in Q1 of 2021, or 1 in 37 transactions were flips. That is the lowest level since 2000. According...
How It Can Make or Break Your Fix-and-Flip Investment by Jen Sitko Choosing the right real estate insurance to protect your investment projects can seem like a superfluous and unnecessary cost. After all, you want to sell the project as quickly as possible, so why opt for additional coverage? As a...
Fix and Flip Has Never Been More Profitable Than It Is Today by Craig Lasson The real estate market has become increasingly frantic, making fix and flip both more attractive to investors and more competitive. The winners in this market will be those with a good eye for value and a quick exit...
