Home flipping profits drop in Q1: Attom

Flipping homes is becoming a less profitable business venture for investors, an Attom Data Solutions report finds.

The return on investment for fix-and-flip properties dipped to 25% in the first quarter of 2025, down from 28% the previous quarter. In the fall of 2020, the ROI on flipping homes was 48.8%, per the data vendor.

The decline is attributed to a combination of elevated home prices, economic uncertainty and sluggish homebuying demand.

Attom’s report also shows that the average time it took for investors to buy and resell a property rose to 164 days in the first quarter, up from 157 days the previous quarter.

According to Rob Barber, CEO of Attom, the high cost of homes makes “it harder to find underpriced homes to buy up and it’s ultimately squeezing profit margins for the…