Flipping Real Estate

Flipping real estate means to buy a property at below market value and sell it at a higher value. During the recent real estate boom, many people bought investment properties and got into flipping real estate. Now people flipping real estate may be buying foreclosures. Flipping real estate also has a negative meaning, where some investors falsify documents to connect an inflated value to the property. When flipping real estate it's important to consider the tax implications.

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Flipping Real Estate Property: Options Include 1031 Exchange And Paying Capital Gains

Added January 19, 2009 by Ilyce R. Glink

There are several decisions to make when flipping real estate - should you pay capital gains tax or should you apply for a 1031 exchange, borrow against the property and keep the land. Having to pay capital gains tax may be a factor in a property owner's decision to keep the land and apply for a 1031 exchange. Using a 1031 exchange, the owner would decide against flipping the property, and borrow against the land to finance other investments.

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Flipping Property As A Good Investment

October 7, 2008

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What is a good investment? Ordinary folks become wealthy people through investing in real estate and flipping property. Whether you're using property for rental income or flipping property you have bought and renovated, real estate can help you build wealth. How can you build wealth by flipping…

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