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Flip Detector — Michigan Real Estate

Property flips across Michigan — 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
15,645
+131.6%
Average gain
+131.6%
Average hold period
12.3 mo
Average profit per flip
$126,725

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 Memphis TN 40 +195.4% 10.2 mo $208.1K
16 Show Low AZ 40 +170.3% 13.8 mo $329.5K
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

outliers above 1000% gain excluded
Recent flips
15,645 results · page 125 of 313
Address City State Buy date Buy price Sell date Sell price Gain $ Gain % Hold
Hayridge Ln Deerfield MI Oct 19, 2021 $81,500 Nov 28, 2022 $119,000 $37,500 +46.0% 14 mo
16892 Robson St Detroit MI May 19, 2022 $82,000 Nov 28, 2022 $125,000 $43,000 +52.4% 6 mo
9176 Amsden Rd Fenwick MI Oct 21, 2022 $70,000 Nov 28, 2022 $142,000 $72,000 +102.9% 1 mo
114 Straight Ave Grand Rapids MI Dec 15, 2020 $45,000 Nov 28, 2022 $230,000 $185,000 +411.1% 24 mo
1000 Cass Ave Grand Rapids MI Oct 3, 2022 $140,000 Nov 28, 2022 $289,900 $149,900 +107.1% 2 mo
7221 Wheeler Rd Maple City MI Jan 26, 2022 $450,000 Nov 28, 2022 $545,000 $95,000 +21.1% 10 mo
8228 Lozier Ave Warren MI Mar 29, 2021 $46,250 Nov 28, 2022 $63,500 $17,250 +37.3% 20 mo
3708 Sandy Creek Dr Shelby Township MI Jul 29, 2022 $178,690 Nov 28, 2022 $350,000 $171,310 +95.9% 4 mo
1228 Abbey Ln Mount Pleasant MI Dec 28, 2020 $190,000 Nov 28, 2022 $230,000 $40,000 +21.1% 23 mo
9425 Benjamin Dr Newaygo MI Oct 20, 2021 $25,000 Nov 28, 2022 $32,000 $7,000 +28.0% 13 mo
20963 29 1/2 Mile Rd Springport MI Mar 18, 2021 $37,900 Nov 28, 2022 $218,500 $180,600 +476.5% 21 mo
1260 Allen Ave Muskegon MI Jul 8, 2022 $57,000 Nov 25, 2022 $135,000 $78,000 +136.8% 5 mo
6901 MI Jan 4, 2021 $54,000 Nov 23, 2022 $104,000 $50,000 +92.6% 23 mo
2629 Devonshire Addison Township MI Mar 1, 2021 $160,000 Nov 23, 2022 $440,000 $280,000 +175.0% 21 mo
208 Cliff St Battle Creek MI May 18, 2022 $31,500 Nov 23, 2022 $128,000 $96,500 +306.3% 6 mo
1601 Reeder Ave Benton Harbor MI Dec 17, 2021 $40,000 Nov 23, 2022 $125,000 $85,000 +212.5% 11 mo
4247 Vine St Brown City MI Oct 19, 2021 $59,000 Nov 23, 2022 $98,000 $39,000 +66.1% 13 mo
24641 Mount Olive Dr Brownstown Township MI Jul 15, 2022 $110,000 Nov 23, 2022 $199,000 $89,000 +80.9% 4 mo
45931 Edgewater Dr Chesterfield MI Sep 19, 2022 $182,500 Nov 23, 2022 $237,000 $54,500 +29.9% 2 mo
22782 Shader St Clinton Township MI Apr 7, 2022 $223,000 Nov 23, 2022 $325,000 $102,000 +45.7% 8 mo
9111 Copper Ridge Ct Davison MI Jan 14, 2021 $33,000 Nov 23, 2022 $293,490 $260,490 +789.4% 23 mo
12125 Cloverlawn St Detroit MI Sep 29, 2022 $25,000 Nov 23, 2022 $117,000 $92,000 +368.0% 2 mo
3019 Risdale Ave Lansing MI Oct 1, 2021 $55,600 Nov 23, 2022 $181,250 $125,650 +226.0% 14 mo
1803 Channing St Ferndale MI Apr 8, 2022 $122,500 Nov 23, 2022 $180,000 $57,500 +46.9% 8 mo
2072 Cardwell St Garden City MI Mar 29, 2022 $110,000 Nov 23, 2022 $200,000 $90,000 +81.8% 8 mo
600 Cambridge Blvd Grand Rapids MI May 23, 2022 $899,000 Nov 23, 2022 $1,645,000 $746,000 +83.0% 6 mo
4159 Mallards Lndg Highland MI May 6, 2022 $79,000 Nov 23, 2022 $142,000 $63,000 +79.7% 7 mo
213 Welch Rd Houghton Lake MI May 3, 2021 $130,000 Nov 23, 2022 $168,000 $38,000 +29.2% 19 mo
21212 White Cloud Dr Howard City MI Jan 26, 2021 $47,000 Nov 23, 2022 $125,000 $78,000 +166.0% 22 mo
1013 Arlington St Inkster MI Jul 12, 2022 $63,000 Nov 23, 2022 $132,000 $69,000 +109.5% 4 mo
829 Davis St Kalamazoo MI Apr 1, 2021 $114,000 Nov 23, 2022 $156,000 $42,000 +36.8% 20 mo
19330 Lathers St Livonia MI Nov 4, 2021 $125,000 Nov 23, 2022 $265,000 $140,000 +112.0% 13 mo
21357 D Dr Marshall MI Jul 21, 2022 $60,000 Nov 23, 2022 $117,000 $57,000 +95.0% 4 mo
4018 Coolidge Hwy Royal Oak MI Jul 1, 2022 $158,250 Nov 23, 2022 $225,000 $66,750 +42.2% 5 mo
620 Clinton St Owosso MI Mar 4, 2022 $35,000 Nov 23, 2022 $89,000 $54,000 +154.3% 9 mo
621 Saginaw St Owosso MI Nov 1, 2021 $32,000 Nov 23, 2022 $55,000 $23,000 +71.9% 13 mo
633 Bernard St Middleville MI Jan 25, 2022 $38,070 Nov 23, 2022 $320,000 $281,930 +740.6% 10 mo
2993 Elmwood Ave Trenton MI Nov 12, 2021 $162,000 Nov 23, 2022 $262,500 $100,500 +62.0% 13 mo
4781 Stone Rd Onondaga MI Apr 14, 2021 $205,000 Nov 23, 2022 $281,000 $76,000 +37.1% 20 mo
873 Kenilworth Ave Pontiac MI Oct 20, 2022 $49,000 Nov 23, 2022 $78,000 $29,000 +59.2% 1 mo
6080 Park Blvd South Rockwood MI Jun 30, 2021 $82,615 Nov 23, 2022 $237,500 $154,885 +187.5% 17 mo
14620 16 Mile Rd Rodney MI Jan 14, 2022 $70,000 Nov 23, 2022 $93,000 $23,000 +32.9% 10 mo
13315 Kimberly St Southgate MI May 18, 2022 $171,000 Nov 23, 2022 $235,000 $64,000 +37.4% 6 mo
23006 Euclid St Saint Clair Shores MI Oct 4, 2021 $172,000 Nov 23, 2022 $300,000 $128,000 +74.4% 14 mo
White Wolf Run Trl Alanson MI May 12, 2021 $10,000 Nov 22, 2022 $12,000 $2,000 +20.0% 19 mo
228 Campbell St Alpena MI May 11, 2022 $104,000 Nov 22, 2022 $138,250 $34,250 +32.9% 7 mo
5261 Courville St Detroit MI Jun 6, 2022 $105,000 Nov 22, 2022 $169,000 $64,000 +61.0% 6 mo
17590 Fielding St Detroit MI Jan 21, 2022 $35,000 Nov 22, 2022 $120,000 $85,000 +242.9% 10 mo
4195 Stillbrook Ln DeWitt MI Sep 6, 2022 $75,000 Nov 22, 2022 $603,966 $528,966 +705.3% 3 mo
211 Berry Ave Lansing MI Nov 19, 2021 $54,900 Nov 22, 2022 $136,000 $81,100 +147.7% 12 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.