wholesaling vs Flipping

[Mike Mitchell]

Capital aside. Which is easier, which is more profitable, which is more time consuming? Wholesaling or Flipping? Wholesaling. the entire process of finding deals, finding buyers and getting a quick cut in between. Doing alot of these. say 20 per year in at $7500 a piece= 150k or  Flipping, 3 flips profiting 50k each = 150k by way of finding deals, finding money, finding contractors and selling fast. 1.5 wholesale deals a month sounds fair and 1 new flip every four months sounds fair as well.

[J Scott]

Originally posted by @Scott K.:

Originally posted by @Dev Lindo:

@Scott K. ehh as a buy and hold investor. I wholesale to raise capital, just as I do flip. I can imagine some investors work as agents or property manage to do the same. But i guess i wouldnt call myself a "wholesaler". 

yes so the wholesale deals are just you being the middle man.  Middle men are not investors.  Now your buy and hold properties are investments.  There is a huge difference between the two.

Why does the terminology matter?  

You can call me an investor, a businessman, a rehabber, a flipper, an ugly ******* or anything else you want.  It doesn't change what I do or how much money I make.