Real Estate Investor · AL · Member since 2008 · 131 posts · 1 vote
Have any of you seen Flip This House on A&E? The show follows these guys in SC who go to foreclosure auctions, pick up properties, rehab them, and then sell them for a nice property. It is a great inspiration!
BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
20y
Hey Grinder. I've seen a few episodes of the show, and I enjoy it. They have a lot of resources and they usually get things done. Newbies can learn a lot about the whole flipping process. Its great that they show everything from foreclosure auctions to working with contractors, to selling. I definitely recommend that anyone interested in rehabbing properties check it out.
I tis a great show, but they seem to make it look to easy to make a $%#@ton of money....
For instance, on all houses that they have got they have made at least 50,000+ in less three weeks. Is it really that easy? I've heard that competition at auctions is really high and it is hard to find good deals, how do they always seem to come out on top?
If it is anywhere near as easy as they make it look, I am even more inspired to get my foot in the door com next fall....
Boonies, PA · Member since 2008 · 333 posts · 15 votes
20y
Buy right and you can't lose. I'm looking to make $30,000-$70,000 on my current rehab project. LOL yeah big gap. just depends how much time i want to put into it. I think alot of scenes are staged on that show like the time they moved the big green dumpster and it so happened to roll down the hill and hit a piece of junk car and destroyed it. either way its entertaining its not a learning show forsure. I also like whatching the other show on TLC "flip this house" and DIY has good shows for "DO It Yourselfers" I just purchased a training program from larry goins. he buys 10-15 homes a month and wholesales them for $5,500 each times that by 15 WOW.