Saturday, January 10, 2009

Can You Still Make Money Flipping Houses?

By Derek Pierce

Is flipping houses a legitimate business in the current economy? For the street smart real estate investors, flipping houses has become even more lucrative, even in the current market conditions.

However, for some, the dream to flip houses full time has become a real life scenario. And to these few, they understand that there's more to flipping homes than just fixing up the property to resell. For those that are successful, there are three steps to making the business work for you.

1. Getting leads in your pipeline.

Be sure not to confuse leads with deals. Constantly promote your business to get more leads into your funnel. This is where it all starts for real estate investors that want to flip their way to wealth.

This involves marketing and constantly being on the lookout for potential properties. And without actively promoting and marketing your business, then you're going to never get involved. You're going to be left sitting on the sidelines while the people around you are profiting from red hot, smoking deals every month.

2. Converting the deals.

Once you market your business, you'll start getting leads of red hot motivated sellers begging you to buy their homes. So, next you'll want to pre-qualify your seller to make sure they're motivated. And then you've got to listen to your seller to make a win-win offer. The more information that you collect on the phone call or by your website, the more time you will save.

3. Master the exit strategy.

This should be what you think of before ever presenting the offer. Although, this is the last piece of the puzzle, you should began the entire process with the end in mind - how you plan to get out of the deal and get paid?

You should consider the following when flipping your home:

a. Do you plan to sell it fast to another investor that will fix then flip the property to a homeowner?

b. Are you going to sell to a landlord investor?

c. Do you have any established relationship with any other investors that would be interested in the deal?

Your success largely depends on how quick you move the property. Therefore, work to build solid relationships with real estate buyers in your area because these will be reoccurring buyers of your properties.

Investor buyers don't care if you make a profit as long as the deal is a win for them. Remember, you've got to negotiate a good enough deal so that you can leave some money on the table for your buyer. These three areas are the keys to your real estate income soaring. - 15431

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