Study Says Pittsburgh Flippers Score Highest ROI in Nation

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | August 1, 2018

No. 1,536

DS News posted about a study of home flipping in the United States performed by Wallet Hub. While Pittsburgh is not the most active city in this category, it is reported to yield investors the highest return on their investment.

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The Wallet Hub report doesn’t analyze the numbers, but non-scientific observation indicates that the rehabbing activity is concentrated in rapidly emerging neighborhoods such as South Side and Lawrenceville or higher-end established communities such as Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and the suburbs.  If you live in such a place, you may be receiving post cards from people offering to buy your house for cash.

Flippers are often maligned by the public as predatory.  Some undoubtedly are, but they also create numerous benefits to the community.  They are extending the life of existing housing.  Many of the properties they rehab would eventually be torn down.  They put structurally sound older houses back on the market with new kitchens and bathrooms of the kind that today’s buyers want.  They add amenities like air conditioning that older Pittsburgh houses typically don’t have.

Instead of complaining, we should be happy that somebody is revitalizing older communities at their own risk and without subsidies.

Here’s the DS News post with a link to the Wallet Hub report.

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