House Flipper vs Realtor ( What’s best? )

[Christopher Lynch]

Hi all! 

What is more lucrative? being a Realtor or Flipping Homes? 

Both are active income but it does seem the flipper has more control, waste less time and overall has a better business. 

I would love to hear from people who have been both Realtors and Flippers.

What do you enjoy most? And what are the pros and cons to each?

Long story short- I’m a Realtor ( Not New, 8 years full time) and I’m looking for what’s next. Selling has gone great. I even built a real estate team that is still fully operational.

However I feel like I’m often spinning my wheels, wasting time and ultimately not building all that much wealth. It’s a great income stream that affords a nice lifestyle but it’s not the wealth builder that is going to get me to my big financial goals.

I am now researching stepping away from day to day sales to start a house flipping company.  

I look forward to hearing from you. 

[Russell Brazil]

Takes a lot more capital to flip.

Different skill sets entirely.

Similar failure rates.

Id imagine the average full time flipper makes more than the average full time agent. But I imagine there are more high income agents (say rop 1% income earners) than there are high income flippers.