House Flipping Report
Neighborhood Data
Ames, IA 50010
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Successfully flipping a house depends on a number of different factors including population growth, increasing housing prices and cheap houses for sale. We are analyzing thousands of data points for Ames, IA . If these factors exist, there is a good chance that a successful flip is possible.
By looking at recent sales data in Story County , we've been able to rank it against its peer counties within Iowa. To provide an even fuller picture, we also ranked Iowa against all other US states.
Region
Rank in # of Flips
Rank in Flip Profit
Iowa
#32nd in US
#35th in US
Story County
#16th in IA
#9th in IA
Number of Flips: We identify house flips as houses that are bought and sold within 12 months excluding forclosures, REOs and multi-parcel sales.
Flip Profit: The profit is the gross margin calculated by subtracting the original purchase price from the new resale price.
Latest Median Sale Price
$ 240,000
0.04% YoY Change
Latest Monthly Sales Count
List Price /sqft
$176
0.05% from last quarter
Reduced Listings /Month
24
-0.45% from last quarter
Average Home Sqft
$1,556
0.02% from last year
In order to successfully flip houses, you need the population of the area to be trending northward, which appears to be the case with Story County . This is a good sign that flipping a house here will be successful.
Region
Population
Change YoY
Rank
Iowa
3,156,145
0.4%
#31st in US
Story County
98,105
0.87%
#7th in IA
50010
29,359
#21st in IA
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