House Flipping Report
Neighborhood Data
Des Moines, IA 50328
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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 Des Moines, IA . If these factors exist, there is a good chance that a successful flip is possible.
By looking at recent sales data in Polk 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
Polk County
#1st in IA
#12th 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 Monthly Sales Count
801
In order to successfully flip houses, you need the population of the area to be trending northward, which appears to be the case with Polk 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
Polk County
487,204
1.27%
#1st in IA
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