flipper
- noun
- /ˈflɪpər/
- Jargon
- After quickly transforming the rundown house, he proudly announced his latest achievement as a flipper in the property market.
- house flipper
- property flippers
- home flippers
One of the top home flippers in the country for four years.
- One of the top home flippers in the country for four years.
Examples
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As an experienced real estate investor, she became a successful flipper by buying and renovating older homes to sell for profit.
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If this ad is for real, then it won't be long before house flippers start buying and selling yurts for a profit.
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Just another day in the life of a house flipper, I suppose.
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One of the top home flippers in the country for four years.
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Don't buy from a flipper.
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If you are a great flipper who can spot deals in a heartbeat, then you should pursue that.
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They buy a piece of property, they fix it up and they then flip it and sell it to an end buyer.
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These guys are house flippers, but they do it with companies and by exploiting bankruptcy laws.
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Many flippers are now carefully considering the risks involved in buying homes for renovation in today's unpredictable market.
Synonyms
A person or company that buys and sells things to make money
A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit
Compounds
- Archaic
A medium-sized Arctic seal with whiskers on each side of its nose, also called the bearded seal
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Etymology
Flipper in real estate comes from flip ('to buy or sell quickly') plus -er ('person who does'). So a flipper is a person who renovates a house fast and then sells it for a profit.