Flipping houses can be fun as well as profitable, if you know how to do it well. New flippers who jump in too fast, however, learn some valuable lessons the hard way and rarely turn a profit on their first several houses. But that does not have to be you. A successful, profitable flip starts with a thorough strategy and the perfect property, completes the right renovations on schedule, and sells quickly. You generally need about 25% of a house value for a down payment. You would not know exactly what that dollar amount is until you find a property, but it is nothing. A bit of cash on hand is necessary to get started. House flippers get to set their own hours, take vacation, have the flexibility to work from anywhere and ultimately have more freedom to do what they love. Potential flipper must understand that you need special mindset, spirit and a very particular set of skills to become more successful in house flipping business.
Nowhere does it say an investor needs to fund a deal with their own money. As it turns out, there are several options for funding a deal made available to today's investors, none of which will require you to use capital from your own pocket. In fact, it is easy to argue that using other people money is the gold standard at least when it comes to real estate. Private lenders, hard money lenders and any flipping investors with interest in making money are more than viable options to seek out for your next deal.