Petworth

via Redfin

From Redfin:

“We looked at neighborhoods in the U.S. with the highest average gains per flip and found that Petworth was the top neighborhood with an average gain of $337k. Brookland, Brightwood and Del Ray in Alexandria also made the top 10 list.

In the DC metro area, flippers gained an average of over $135K between initial purchase and sale. To be clear, these are gains, but not profits as they don’t represent any investments the flipper made for renovations, etc.”

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Petworth in Washington, D.C., ranked first again with an average gain of $337,000 per flip. The Washington, D.C. area featured prominently in the top 10. Flippers fared well in Brookland ($290,000) and Brightwood ($261,000) in the District and Del Ray in Alexandria, Va. ($255,000).

Steve Centrella, an agent in Washington, D.C, said, “The golden ticket for developers in D.C. is Grandma’s house, a tired home with solid bones and well-cared-for original elements available at a low price that can be refreshed with an updated look and modern finishes.”

But Centrella warns that buying a flip can be a buyer-beware situation. “If the home is quickly flipped by a novice renovator, you really need to look out for the ‘lipstick on a pig’ situation where the home has been freshened up, but the bones, utilities and roof could be hiding all sorts of unpleasant surprises.”