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Wholesaling Houses and Flipping Houses

May 30th, 2009
This is Terry Wygal, from from http://ExtremeWholesaling.com, and today, I will discuss to you the big difference between wholesaling houses and flipping houses and give you enough information as to which of the two you would master.

Many people are into wholesaling houses and flipping houses in the real estate business. However, it is quite contrasting that there are still many people who do not understand the nature of both and how they are different from each other.

What is Wholesaling Houses?

When you try to wholesale houses, what you do is you find a motivated seller and buy the house he is selling at a much lower price than its real value. Motivated sellers are people who intend to sell their house fast and would not spend too much time lobbying for a higher price than the value of the house. These people include those who just had a divorce, experienced death or are people who are just anxious to move to another place.

After having bought a house, you directly find a house buyer who would either flip the house or live in the house. Either way, sell the house for the price that you paid to buy it plus an increase of $10,000 or more depending on how you play it. Just remember that the longer the house stays in your possession the worse it is for you because the more expenses would pile up and the closer you go to a loss.

What is Flipping Houses?

Flipping houses, on the other hand, is quite similar with wholesaling houses but involves a lot of differences. You still buy a house that you intend to sell, but instead of selling it directly, you flip it, thus the term flipping houses. When you say you flip a house or a certain kind of property for that matter, you rehab the house that you bought before you try to open it to the market. In this case, you will be needing some money for the repairs and furnishings that you intend to add. Make sure that when you spend money for the house for rehabilitation, it would add a considerable amount to the price or that it would make the house more saleable.

The same with wholesaling house, house flipping also demands that the whole process of flipping (from the buying to the house rehabbing to the selling of the house) should be done in a controlled duration of time. This means that before the expenses for the house pile up, you should have already sold it.

Wholesaling appeals to people who are in a tight budget and who can not stand the whole process of rehabbing. So long as you don’t run out of prospect house buyers, you will be assured that you will not be in the losing team. Flipping houses, in another sense, is good for people who intend to really make a lot of money out of the house that they bought using the make-over that they do to the house. Just make sure that when you do any of these two, you have the necessary strategies and techniques to help you sell the house in a much higher price because at the end of the day, it is what matters most in wholesaling house and flipping houses.
About the author:
Terry Wygal also known as The Quick House Buyer, has been teaching real estate investors how to wholesale and flip houses for several years now. Terry also teaches real estate investors how put your website on the front page of google and crush your competition.

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How Not To Flop In Flipping Houses

April 21st, 2009
So you think you are ready to do some house flipping? You already did your research and you know the hot houses from those that are not. You already know how to do the buying, you already have in mind the ideal house that people would want to buy, and you even have a sustainable market that would surely mark your career in house flipping. However, that does not mean you are already going to sell that house right away.

The “knowing the market” stage is just the preliminary part of succeeding in the flipping houses business. It’s like cooking – yes, you know the ingredients but that does not mean you are already going to cook the food well. Most first-time flipping experiences go down to a flop for the simple reason that they forgot to do very basics of doing any kind of business.

Here are some tips on how not to flop on house flipping:

  • In house flipping, careful planning plays a very important role, especially that you are doing a lot of spending. If you do not do the planning before starting, chances are, you are going to waste time and wasting time means wasting money. Thus, at the end of the flipping that you did, you either nothing (if you get too much of a bad luck) or you do not get the profit you intend to get (and be not properly rewarded for all the hardships you did).
  • Get the right people for the job – the contractors who will do the house makeover. Most problems that first-time (and even the others who have done it a lot of times) have to do with getting stuck with the wrong people. Some contractors mess your budget either by delaying the due time when the furnishing’s going to finish or stretch your expenses with the things that you will be needing for the furnishing. The former is especially a problem for people who did not finance the property 100%.
  • Make sure you get the paperwork all laid out. This means you need to have the legal documents (a.k.a contracts) that you need to equip you with all the powers that you need. This is very helpful with the contractors that you are going to hire to do the house furnishing for you. State in the contract the terms how and when you want the job done and it will save you from time and money troubles.
  • You are selling something, so market it properly. In order for you to get the price that your house deserve is to have it properly marketed. As with any product, under marketing would entirely ruin everything that yo have worked hard for. Just imagine, months of planning and working improperly compensated. But, remember, do not go overboard in marketing your house. This will surely cause you complaints and maybe even lawsuits afterwards, or worse, if you intend to do house flipping as a career, over marketing will end your house flipping prospects right there and then.

Terry Wygal also known as The Quick House Buyer, has been teaching real estate investors how to wholesale and flip houses for several years now. Terry also teaches real estate investors how put your website on the front page of google and crush your competition.

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House Flipping Reminders For Amateurs

April 20th, 2009


Flipping houses, for some people, may be a very good business step to take. It’s an adventure but it’s also something profitable if done the right way. However, there is really no clean cut course that could prepare you for flipping houses. No amount of theory could prepare you for what’s going to happen in the house flipping business. This is why most people who would want to flip houses just walk away and laugh why they ever thought about it in the first place.

Quite understandably, flipping houses is something you try with a lot of money at stake. However, like any other career, it is something that can be learned without having to spend a lot. All it takes is time – time to know the ins and outs of house flipping, have an expert give you a flipping houses training, experience a flip by watching how it happens, and devote yourself to gain experience and strategies.

1. Knowing the ins and outs of flipping houses – you do not know anything about house flipping or you might know something but it won’t help you make it in a business, so what do you do? You learn it, everything about it, just like how you studies for your biology exam. Theoretical knowledge might not be that good in the real setting but it helps you understand the practical set-up of the whole flipping houses process.

2. Learning from an expert house flipper – learn from somebody who has enough experience to come up with his/her own flipping houses for dummies book. Like how the kung-fu experts do it, hey work with one master and get to learn the secret trade of the kung-fu technique. It’s even better if you could spend enough time with as many experts as you could so that you will be able to compare their strengths and weaknesses in the house flipping businesses and work your own fool proof house flipping guide that you could use for yourself.

3. Experience a whole flip happening – This is where you can see all the theories working in action and you can actually get to experience the flip, even in an outsider’s perspective. This is a good way of having an almost-hands-on experience in flipping without having to lose a lot of money.

4. Take time to gain experience and come up with your own strategies and techniques in flipping – try to repeat numbers 1-3 over and over again until such time you can already do your own flipping. Then, do not stop there and still continue the 1-3 steps together with the whole flipping experience. Now, the most important thing that you need to remember is celebrate with your gains, weep with your loses, but never forget to learn from everything. Take note which ones you did were good and which ones were bad and which of them could work in what situations. This will require you to devote time – a lot of it – but this will assure you of a very systematic way of going through the whole house flipping process.

Terry Wygal also known as The Quick House Buyer, has been teaching real estate investors how to wholesale and flip houses for several years now. Terry also teaches real estate investors how put your website on the front page of google and crush your competition.

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