Flip Detector — Rhode Island Real Estate
Property flips across Rhode Island — bought and resold within 24 months for 20%+ profit.
What is 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.
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.
Spot neighborhoods where investors are buying and reselling, gauge typical profit margins in your market, and benchmark your own deals against real, completed transactions.
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
Recent flips
2,268 results · page 46 of 46| Address | City | State | Buy date | Buy price | Sell date | Sell price | Gain $ | Gain % | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 Silver Lake Ave | Providence | RI | Aug 15, 2018 | $152,250 | Jan 14, 2019 | $250,000 | $97,750 | +64.2% | 5 mo |
| 27 Everett St | Pawtucket | RI | Apr 20, 2018 | $190,000 | Jan 4, 2019 | $265,000 | $75,000 | +39.5% | 9 mo |
| 40 Greenway Dr | Bristol | RI | Jul 31, 2018 | $175,000 | Dec 31, 2018 | $295,000 | $120,000 | +68.6% | 5 mo |
| 58 Riverview Dr | Charlestown | RI | Jun 21, 2018 | $182,000 | Dec 4, 2018 | $330,000 | $148,000 | +81.3% | 6 mo |
| 36 Stone Trl | North Providence | RI | Jul 27, 2018 | $110,000 | Nov 27, 2018 | $219,900 | $109,900 | +99.9% | 4 mo |
| 13 Oliver St | Glocester | RI | Jan 26, 2018 | $120,204 | Nov 5, 2018 | $229,900 | $109,696 | +91.3% | 9 mo |
| 107 Holiday Ct | South Kingstown | RI | Jul 26, 2018 | $100,000 | Oct 26, 2018 | $149,500 | $49,500 | +49.5% | 3 mo |
| 23 Brunswick Dr | Warwick | RI | May 1, 2018 | $150,000 | Oct 26, 2018 | $230,000 | $80,000 | +53.3% | 6 mo |
| 17 Morton Ave | Woonsocket | RI | Apr 26, 2018 | $150,000 | Oct 10, 2018 | $240,000 | $90,000 | +60.0% | 6 mo |
| 104 Steamboat St | Jamestown | RI | May 2, 2018 | $50,000 | Oct 9, 2018 | $130,000 | $80,000 | +160.0% | 5 mo |
| 106 Andover St | North Providence | RI | Feb 27, 2018 | $99,500 | Sep 18, 2018 | $229,900 | $130,400 | +131.1% | 7 mo |
| 445 Central Ave | Johnston | RI | Jan 22, 2018 | $155,000 | Aug 21, 2018 | $239,000 | $84,000 | +54.2% | 7 mo |
| 73 Tillinghast Ave | Warwick | RI | Feb 22, 2018 | $115,000 | Aug 17, 2018 | $220,000 | $105,000 | +91.3% | 6 mo |
| 120 Cleveland St | West Warwick | RI | Jan 10, 2018 | $126,000 | Aug 17, 2018 | $212,500 | $86,500 | +68.7% | 7 mo |
| 8 Railroad Ave | Cumberland | RI | Jun 4, 2018 | $60,000 | Jun 8, 2018 | $81,500 | $21,500 | +35.8% | 0 mo |
| 1277 Douglas Ave | North Providence | RI | Jan 16, 2018 | $130,000 | May 31, 2018 | $209,000 | $79,000 | +60.8% | 5 mo |
| 119 Wilde Field Dr | Warwick | RI | Feb 27, 2018 | $212,625 | May 16, 2018 | $305,000 | $92,375 | +43.4% | 3 mo |
| 11 Apple Valley Pkwy | Smithfield | RI | Feb 26, 2018 | $80,000 | Apr 30, 2018 | $120,000 | $40,000 | +50.0% | 2 mo |
How to interpret these numbers
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.
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.
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.