Flip Detector — Des Moines, IA
Property flips in Des Moines, IA — bought and resold within 24 months for 20%+ profit.
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What is a flip?
What we count as a flip
A property bought and resold within 24 months, where the second sale price was at least 20% higher than the buy price. That gap usually pays for renovation, holding costs, and investor profit.
How we found these
We compare consecutive deed transfers from public county records. When the same property changes hands twice in a short window with a meaningful price jump, we tag it as a flip.
What you can use this for
Spot neighborhoods where investors are buying and reselling, gauge typical profit margins in your market, and benchmark your own deals against real, completed transactions.
Total flips tracked
620
+135.6%
Average gain
+135.6%
Average hold period
10.8 mo
Average profit per flip
$109,236
Top states by flip activity
Most-active states
1Y| # | State | Flips (12mo) | Avg gain % | Avg hold | Avg sale price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida (FL) | 2,195 | +267.3% | 13.2 mo | $738K |
| 2 | California (CA) | 837 | +106.7% | 13.2 mo | $1.53M |
| 3 | Georgia (GA) | 791 | +197.9% | 12.1 mo | $683.6K |
| 4 | New York (NY) | 731 | +140.8% | 13.7 mo | $836.6K |
| 5 | North Carolina (NC) | 672 | +227.8% | 14.0 mo | $529.5K |
| 6 | Ohio (OH) | 652 | +173.6% | 12.5 mo | $403K |
| 7 | Illinois (IL) | 584 | +161.9% | 13.2 mo | $444.6K |
| 8 | Arizona (AZ) | 513 | +188.8% | 13.3 mo | $563K |
| 9 | Tennessee (TN) | 504 | +181.5% | 12.3 mo | $496.5K |
| 10 | New Jersey (NJ) | 500 | +143.4% | 14.1 mo | $966.3K |
| 11 | Pennsylvania (PA) | 486 | +157.4% | 13.7 mo | $338.7K |
| 12 | Michigan (MI) | 478 | +179.9% | 13.2 mo | $359.3K |
Top cities by flip activity (last 12 months)
Most-active cities
1Y| # | City | State | Flips (12mo) | Avg gain % | Avg hold | Median sale price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Coral | FL | 197 | +456.8% | 10.9 mo | $374.6K |
| 2 | Chicago | IL | 116 | +166.0% | 14.4 mo | $509.9K |
| 3 | Palm Bay | FL | 113 | +559.0% | 13.2 mo | $326.2K |
| 4 | Palm Coast | FL | 88 | +398.6% | 15.3 mo | $358.8K |
| 5 | Baltimore | MD | 75 | +153.9% | 12.1 mo | $270.6K |
| 6 | Cleveland | OH | 67 | +121.8% | 12.1 mo | $185.9K |
| 7 | Port Charlotte | FL | 65 | +263.6% | 12.1 mo | $164.9K |
| 8 | Detroit | MI | 61 | +141.2% | 11.9 mo | $163.8K |
| 9 | Atlanta | GA | 60 | +169.2% | 13.3 mo | $1.45M |
| 10 | Lehigh Acres | FL | 60 | +498.7% | 13.6 mo | $224.1K |
| 11 | Philadelphia | PA | 59 | +187.6% | 14.1 mo | $300.5K |
| 12 | Los Angeles | CA | 50 | +94.3% | 14.5 mo | $1.96M |
| 13 | Miami | FL | 44 | +62.5% | 14.6 mo | $1.9M |
| 14 | Indianapolis | IN | 42 | +111.4% | 8.9 mo | $305.7K |
| 15 | Show Low | AZ | 40 | +170.3% | 13.8 mo | $329.5K |
| 16 | Memphis | TN | 40 | +195.4% | 10.2 mo | $208.1K |
| 17 | Ocala | FL | 40 | +475.6% | 13.7 mo | $504.7K |
| 18 | Brooklyn | NY | 38 | +128.8% | 13.6 mo | $1.57M |
| 19 | Orlando | FL | 35 | +98.5% | 12.9 mo | $643.9K |
| 20 | Phoenix | AZ | 34 | +55.6% | 10.5 mo | $720.6K |
| 21 | Scottsdale | AZ | 33 | +76.3% | 12.3 mo | $1.77M |
| 22 | Homosassa | FL | 32 | +439.9% | 14.1 mo | $257.5K |
| 23 | Birmingham | AL | 32 | +101.8% | 12.5 mo | $208.8K |
| 24 | Little Rock | AR | 31 | +241.3% | 14.2 mo | $333.9K |
| 25 | Jacksonville | FL | 31 | +160.8% | 10.7 mo | $522.2K |
Browse individual flips
Recent flips
620 results · page 2 of 13| Address | City | State | Buy date | Buy price | Sell date | Sell price | Gain $ | Gain % | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1311 4th St | Des Moines | IA | Mar 9, 2023 | $72,000 | May 17, 2024 | $230,000 | $158,000 | +219.4% | 15 mo |
| 1850 Logan Ave | Des Moines | IA | Oct 19, 2023 | $79,500 | May 14, 2024 | $145,000 | $65,500 | +82.4% | 7 mo |
| 4034 Ovid Ave | Des Moines | IA | Jun 10, 2022 | $181,500 | May 10, 2024 | $220,000 | $38,500 | +21.2% | 23 mo |
| 3907 Columbia St | Des Moines | IA | Apr 15, 2024 | $83,500 | May 6, 2024 | $113,500 | $30,000 | +35.9% | 1 mo |
| 2709 College Ave | Des Moines | IA | Aug 18, 2022 | $120,000 | May 3, 2024 | $165,000 | $45,000 | +37.5% | 21 mo |
| 2607 Grand River Dr | Des Moines | IA | Jan 3, 2024 | $124,000 | Apr 29, 2024 | $320,000 | $196,000 | +158.1% | 4 mo |
| 1306 27th Ct | Des Moines | IA | Nov 4, 2022 | $25,000 | Apr 29, 2024 | $194,999 | $169,999 | +680.0% | 18 mo |
| 1305 26th St | Des Moines | IA | Jul 6, 2023 | $70,000 | Apr 24, 2024 | $140,000 | $70,000 | +100.0% | 10 mo |
| 2625 Ashby Ave | Des Moines | IA | Jan 20, 2023 | $148,000 | Apr 16, 2024 | $190,000 | $42,000 | +28.4% | 15 mo |
| 2532 Grand River Dr | Des Moines | IA | Nov 8, 2023 | $58,000 | Apr 15, 2024 | $329,900 | $271,900 | +468.8% | 5 mo |
| 2127 Capitol Ave | Des Moines | IA | May 6, 2022 | $183,000 | Apr 15, 2024 | $228,900 | $45,900 | +25.1% | 24 mo |
| 4030 12th St | Des Moines | IA | Sep 11, 2023 | $138,500 | Apr 15, 2024 | $263,900 | $125,400 | +90.5% | 7 mo |
| 5612 Maish Ave | Des Moines | IA | Nov 2, 2023 | $130,000 | Apr 9, 2024 | $752,500 | $622,500 | +478.8% | 5 mo |
| 956 64th Ave | Des Moines | IA | Mar 3, 2023 | $76,000 | Apr 5, 2024 | $450,900 | $374,900 | +493.3% | 13 mo |
| 106 Fulton Dr | Des Moines | IA | Nov 30, 2023 | $74,500 | Apr 5, 2024 | $209,900 | $135,400 | +181.7% | 4 mo |
| 2131 Des Moines St | Des Moines | IA | Jul 7, 2022 | $92,000 | Apr 4, 2024 | $155,000 | $63,000 | +68.5% | 21 mo |
| 1707 Delaware Ave | Des Moines | IA | Jun 30, 2022 | $70,000 | Apr 4, 2024 | $134,000 | $64,000 | +91.4% | 21 mo |
| 6646 9th Ct | Des Moines | IA | Jun 23, 2022 | $72,000 | Apr 4, 2024 | $398,000 | $326,000 | +452.8% | 22 mo |
| 226 Park Ave | Des Moines | IA | Jul 7, 2023 | $145,000 | Apr 3, 2024 | $223,000 | $78,000 | +53.8% | 9 mo |
| 2925 River Ridge Rd | Des Moines | IA | Feb 17, 2023 | $232,000 | Apr 3, 2024 | $316,900 | $84,900 | +36.6% | 14 mo |
| 4175 Indianola Ave | Des Moines | IA | May 13, 2022 | $223,000 | Apr 1, 2024 | $276,500 | $53,500 | +24.0% | 23 mo |
| 1340 17th Ct | Des Moines | IA | Feb 3, 2023 | $95,500 | Mar 29, 2024 | $200,000 | $104,500 | +109.4% | 14 mo |
| 5609 Maish Ave | Des Moines | IA | Sep 6, 2023 | $116,000 | Mar 29, 2024 | $684,900 | $568,900 | +490.4% | 7 mo |
| 3809 Easton Blvd | Des Moines | IA | May 5, 2023 | $25,000 | Mar 29, 2024 | $244,900 | $219,900 | +879.6% | 11 mo |
| 1310 35th Ct | Des Moines | IA | Jul 12, 2022 | $114,900 | Mar 28, 2024 | $145,000 | $30,100 | +26.2% | 21 mo |
| 1713 Capitol Ave | Des Moines | IA | Apr 26, 2022 | $45,000 | Mar 26, 2024 | $250,000 | $205,000 | +455.6% | 23 mo |
| 2445 Lyon St | Des Moines | IA | Dec 15, 2022 | $46,500 | Mar 25, 2024 | $161,000 | $114,500 | +246.2% | 16 mo |
| 3905 58th St | Des Moines | IA | Apr 20, 2023 | $115,000 | Mar 25, 2024 | $664,900 | $549,900 | +478.2% | 11 mo |
| 1626 Walnut St | Des Moines | IA | May 18, 2022 | $55,000 | Mar 22, 2024 | $173,000 | $118,000 | +214.5% | 22 mo |
| 1803 Washington Ave | Des Moines | IA | May 12, 2023 | $79,500 | Mar 18, 2024 | $157,000 | $77,500 | +97.5% | 10 mo |
| 1701 34th St | Des Moines | IA | Aug 23, 2023 | $100,000 | Mar 13, 2024 | $142,000 | $42,000 | +42.0% | 7 mo |
| 3832 Easton Blvd | Des Moines | IA | Mar 30, 2023 | $106,000 | Mar 8, 2024 | $207,999 | $101,999 | +96.2% | 11 mo |
| 6485 11th Ct | Des Moines | IA | Nov 7, 2022 | $114,000 | Mar 7, 2024 | $363,000 | $249,000 | +218.4% | 16 mo |
| 3117 Victoria Dr | Des Moines | IA | Jul 28, 2022 | $144,500 | Mar 6, 2024 | $177,000 | $32,500 | +22.5% | 20 mo |
| 3913 58th St | Des Moines | IA | Sep 6, 2023 | $107,000 | Mar 5, 2024 | $660,925 | $553,925 | +517.7% | 6 mo |
| 6387 11th Ct | Des Moines | IA | Nov 7, 2022 | $114,000 | Feb 20, 2024 | $319,990 | $205,990 | +180.7% | 16 mo |
| 6510 16th St | Des Moines | IA | Mar 24, 2023 | $102,500 | Feb 20, 2024 | $260,000 | $157,500 | +153.7% | 11 mo |
| 4117 Columbia St | Des Moines | IA | Sep 27, 2023 | $116,950 | Feb 16, 2024 | $207,000 | $90,050 | +77.0% | 5 mo |
| 2705 50th Ct | Des Moines | IA | Oct 6, 2023 | $202,000 | Feb 14, 2024 | $347,390 | $145,390 | +72.0% | 4 mo |
| 1124 Euclid Ave | Des Moines | IA | Dec 28, 2022 | $58,000 | Feb 5, 2024 | $240,000 | $182,000 | +313.8% | 13 mo |
| 3306 South Union St | Des Moines | IA | Aug 18, 2022 | $50,000 | Feb 1, 2024 | $73,500 | $23,500 | +47.0% | 18 mo |
| 1001 Geil Ave | Des Moines | IA | Oct 24, 2023 | $79,000 | Jan 26, 2024 | $156,000 | $77,000 | +97.5% | 3 mo |
| 1130 Mason Ave | Des Moines | IA | Apr 5, 2022 | $111,750 | Jan 26, 2024 | $177,750 | $66,000 | +59.1% | 22 mo |
| 1333 Loomis Ave | Des Moines | IA | Jun 16, 2023 | $202,000 | Jan 23, 2024 | $327,000 | $125,000 | +61.9% | 7 mo |
| 1331 Spring St | Des Moines | IA | Jun 28, 2022 | $135,000 | Jan 22, 2024 | $230,000 | $95,000 | +70.4% | 19 mo |
| 979 64th Ave | Des Moines | IA | Feb 8, 2023 | $73,000 | Jan 18, 2024 | $440,000 | $367,000 | +502.7% | 11 mo |
| 4398 44th St | Des Moines | IA | Jul 20, 2022 | $153,000 | Dec 29, 2023 | $265,000 | $112,000 | +73.2% | 18 mo |
| 3705 5th Ave | Des Moines | IA | Aug 11, 2022 | $30,000 | Dec 28, 2023 | $272,500 | $242,500 | +808.3% | 17 mo |
| 2734 61st St | Des Moines | IA | Jan 9, 2023 | $145,000 | Dec 28, 2023 | $222,100 | $77,100 | +53.2% | 12 mo |
| 2711 16th St | Des Moines | IA | Oct 14, 2022 | $42,500 | Dec 7, 2023 | $289,900 | $247,400 | +582.1% | 14 mo |
How to interpret these numbers
What a high gain % means
A 200%+ jump can be a real flip with serious renovation, but it can also be a major addition (extra bedroom, full gut), an off-market family transfer recorded at $1, or a data-entry quirk. Use it as a signal — not a verdict.
Why hold period matters
Institutional buy-and-hold investors typically resell in 6–18 months. Individual fix-and-flip operators usually move faster — 3–9 months. A market full of 3-month holds suggests aggressive flipper activity; longer holds often mean rental conversions or speculative buyers.
Where this data comes from
Every transaction shown is sourced from county deed records — the same public filings used by title companies and assessors. We aggregate them nightly and only count consecutive sales of the same parcel. Source: public record.