Though cash-flowing is still a great strategy (as long as your property isn’t losing value), there are much better ways to make more cash quickly. One of the best ways is through flipping real estate (otherwise known as wholesaling).

There are different definitions that people refer to for flipping. Some refer to it as actually buying a property, then quickly fixing it up to resell it. This is a strategy you can implement but there are also additional financial risks that can be a concern, particularly in flat or declining markets. When we refer to flipping, we are talking about tying up properties at a discount (using an agreement) and then assigning (or flipping) them to another buyer for a quick profit.

For further clarification on terminology, when you assign a property to another investor, this just means you are transferring the right to them to buy the property directly from the seller. Once you get a property under contract, you will have control, without the liability. Then you can wholesale it to another investor at a higher purchase price or for a flat fee. They take your place in the agreement by way of the contract assignment, then purchase the property, take care of repairs and either keep it or sell it to someone else for a higher price.

This is a great no risk strategy to create quick cash without using any of your own credit, money or other financing techniques. With real estate wholesaling, you have neither of these limitations so you can do as a many as you want making it a good cash flow strategy especially once you have a solid system working for you.

You can do these types of flips and assignments in up, down or flat markets. You have no risk because you are only tying up the deal to assign it to another investor or individual. So even if an area was depreciating severely, you never take ownership and assign the property in an average of two to six weeks. What about a worst case scenario? Lets say you do not assign the property. Since you have no risk, you lose nothing. This also gives you another exit strategy if you decide you want to pass off a property to someone else so you can move on to better deals.

Do not get stuck focusing a conventional methods or you will be dealing with a lot more risk. Flipping real estate this way allows you to eliminate these inherent risks and give you the best options you need to capitalize on the current housing “crisis”!

By: Matthew Sorensen

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Flipping properties, which involves buying a piece of real estate and then reselling it at a profit, has long been one of the most tried-and-true ways to make money as an investor. However, is there an ideal length of time that you should hold on to a property before putting it back on the market? The answer is a qualified “it depends.”

If you’re buying a brand new house, you may actually discover that the builder has a clause in the contract that says you MUST hang on to the home for a specific amount of time, often one year. But with most pre-owned homes, there isn’t such a clause, and you’re generally free to sell the home as quickly as you can find a buyer and make a profit.

However, the rule of thumb for flipping houses seems to be three to six months, especially if you’re planning to make repairs or remodel a home for profit. According to specialists, selling before or after that time will normally result in less than a maximum return on your investment.

A flipper-type investor wants to get in, make whatever repairs may be necessary, and then get out as quickly as possible, with the goal of making money in the process. In a recent study of three metropolitan areas of the United States, it appears that investors who flipped properties averaged a 15 percent return on their initial investment. However, investors who sold their properties between three and six months often were able to realize profits of as high as a 50 – 100 percent annualized appreciation rate. That is a significant increase, and brings up the question as to why the figures were so much higher.

The key seems to be that investors who can find under priced properties in relatively brisk markets are able to make the necessary changes in the houses and then get what amounts to an immediate sale, which gave them a premium price that was some 20 – 40 percent ahead of the market in their area. In other words, they were working within markets that were booming, and were able to take advantage of that situation to reap greater profits.

The bottom line for you as an investor? Choose your area of investment carefully. Know your market, inside and out, negotiate hard, and then resell the property within three to six months if you’re hoping to make the maximum profit on your investment.

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