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Turn on the television--especially TLC, Discovery
or HGTV--and you'll see people buying rundown houses, fixing them up, and
selling them for big money. "Flip This House", "Flip
That House" and "Property Ladder" are raking in big
ratings. But is that for real?
Maybe. Maybe not. Some television
shows have recently been given a black eye when documentation has shown that
some of the "deals" on shows were not real deals after all. Some
were outright fabrications.
But, you can make money buying these houses if
you know what you are doing. First, you have to buy it at a steep
discount...much steeper than you will find without hard work. Also
remember that the tax burden on these is not insignificant...depending on where
you live and what tax bracket you are in, you can expect to give half of your
profit to Uncle Sam. And, of course, the contractors you use are
key. Some know what they are doing, some do not. A bad contractor
can cost you a lot of money. Rely on a knowledgeable real estate investor
or realtor if you are a novice.
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Hawaii |
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Ill. |
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Louis, Mo. |
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Robert, Mo. |
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Alaska |
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Lake, Mich. |
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Lake City, Utah |
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N.H. |
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Texas |
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Lake, Wash. |
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N.M. |
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Kan. |
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Rainier National Park, Wash. |
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Angelo, Texas |
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Christi, Texas |
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Ala. |
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Washington (White Mountains), N.H. |
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Maria, Calif. |
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Ohio |
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Orleans, La. |
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Ste. Marie, Mich. |
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Texas |
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York (J.F.K. Intl. Airport), N.Y. |
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York (Manhattan), N.Y. |
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Colo. |
Del
Rio, Texas |
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Harbor, Maine |
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Pa. |
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Rouge, La. |
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Fla. |
Stockton,
Calif. |
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Saint Louis, Miss. |
Eureka,
Calif. |
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Tahoe |
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Ky. |
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Pa. |
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Neb. |
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Conn. |
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Texas |
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Texas |
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(Tri-Cities), Tenn. |
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Angeles (Downtown), Calif. |
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Walla, Wash. |
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Ky. |
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Texas |
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Va. |
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Maine |
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Ohio |
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Wash. |
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Caverns National Park, N.M. |
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Island, Wash. |
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Junction, Colo. |
Mascoutah,
Ill. |
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Bluff, Calif. |
Wichita
Falls, Texas |
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Rapids, Mich. |
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Ore. |
Redding,
Calif. |
Williamsport,
Pa. |
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N.C. |
Great
Falls, Mont. |
Melbourne,
Fla. |
Richmond,
Va. |
Williston,
N.D. |
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Tenn. |
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Teton National Park (Jackson Hole), Wyo. |
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Tenn. |
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Calif. |
Wilkes
- Barre/Scranton, Pa. |
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Wyo. |
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Miss. |
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Va. |
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Del. |
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Ill. |
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Bay, Wis. |
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Fla. |
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N.C. |
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N.M. |
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Ill. |
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Ohio |
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Miss. |
Milford,
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Mountain National Park |
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N.M. |
Harrisburg,
Pa. |
Milton
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- Utica, N.Y. |
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Conn. |
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