I’ve written a lot on this site about owning rental property and being a landlord. For me, it’s one of the best ways to earn passive income. There is a good deal of work that goes into purchasing and renovating the home. But once that is done, for the most part, owning rental property can be a hands-off side hustle, especially if you hire a professional management company to take care of it for you.
A not-so-hands-off side hustle would be flipping a house. For those that may not be familiar with this practice, the term “flipping” refers to a short-term ownership of the home. The buyer (investor) purchases the property with the intent of renovating it and then selling it for a profit. This is done in as short a time frame as possible so that income can be realized to pour into the next flip.
Flipping isn’t easy. I have some friends who do this and have had some measure of success. But if you are looking to make money from buying and selling property, you will need to be fully aware of what is in store for you. Some of the concerns with buying and long-term ownership of rental homes also applies to flipping homes. However, there are a few additional concerns in particularly related to flipping homes.
So today, I’m going to take a look at what those concerns are and discuss what you can do to deal with them properly. If you do the following, you will find this is much easier to do.