{"id":2421,"date":"2024-04-26T08:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2024-10-08T11:20:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T16:20:28","slug":"best-cities-for-flipping-houses-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/best-cities-for-flipping-houses-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Cities for Flipping Houses in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Curious to know which <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/rates\/lansing-mi?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"cities in Michigan\">cities in Michigan<\/a> were best for flipping houses? We were. After looking at thousands of homes that have been bought and sold within 90-365 days (the same property exchanging hands twice between 90-365 days), we narrowed it down to these 25 cities based on return on investment. After perusing this list, check out our listings of cheap homes for sale in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/detroit-mi\" title=\"Detroit\">Detroit<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/farmington-hills-mi\" title=\"Farmington Hills\">Farmington Hills<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/grand-rapids-mi\" title=\"Detroit\">Grand Rapids<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/pontiac-mi?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"Warren\">Pontiac<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/grand-rapids-mi?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"Southfield\">Southfield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/warren-mi\" title=\"Warren\">Warren<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/sterling-heights-mi?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"Sterling Heights.\">Sterling Heights.<\/a> You\u2019ll find many cheaper priced homes that would be ideal for flipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think Beverly Hills, CA is the only booming Beverly Hills city, think again. <strong>Here is Tomo&#8217;s list of best cities in Michigan for flipping houses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table tomo-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">City<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Avg. Initial Purchase Price<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Avg. Resale Price<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Avg. % Change<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Avg. $ Increase<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/paw-paw-mi?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"Paw Paw\">Paw Paw<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$78K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$210K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">208%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$131,667<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/lawton-mi?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"\">Lawton<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$93K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$235K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">173%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$142,281<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/edwardsburg-mi?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"\">Edwardsburg<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$202K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$353K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">151%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$150,833<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/auburn-hills-mi?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"\">Auburn Hills<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$146K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$290K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">142%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$144,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/metamora-mi\" title=\"Metamora\">Metamora<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$191K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$313K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">140%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$121,667<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/belding-mi\" title=\"Belding\">Belding<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$107K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$224K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">139%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$117,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/sand-lake-mi\" title=\"Sand Lake\">Sand Lake<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$150K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$289K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">127%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$139,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/stockbridge-mi\" title=\"Stockbridge\">Stockbridge<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$116K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$259K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">126%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$142,967<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/detroit-mi\" title=\"Detroit\">Detroit<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$99K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$196K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">126%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$97,276<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/petersburg-mi\" title=\"Petersburg\">Petersburg<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$109K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$211K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">117%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$102,088<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/allegan-mi\" title=\"Allegan\">Allegan<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$140K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$256K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">112%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$116,180<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/burton-mi\" title=\"Burton\">Burton<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$89K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$166K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">111%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$76,400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/wayne-county-mi\" title=\"Wayne\">Wayne<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$125K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$222K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">111%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$97,833<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/holton-mi\" title=\"Holton\">Holton<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$107K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$190K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">111%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$83,150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/pontiac-mi\" title=\"Pontiac\">Pontiac<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$80K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$157K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">106%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$76,453<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/lincoln-park-mi\" title=\"Lincoln Park\">Lincoln Park<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$83K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$159K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">101%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$75,476<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/flat-rock-mi\" title=\"Flat Rock\">Flat Rock<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$144K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$258K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">97%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$114,589<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/hamtramck-mi\" title=\"Hamtramck\">Hamtramck<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$123K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$211K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">94%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$87,800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">19<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/trenton-mi\" title=\"Trenton\">Trenton<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$162K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$275K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">93%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$113,349<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/muskegon-mi\" title=\"Muskegon\">Muskegon<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$121K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$206K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">92%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$84,396<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">21<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/pleasant-ridge-mi\" title=\"Pleasant Ridge\">Pleasant Ridge<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$344K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$506K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">69%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$161,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">22<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/williamsburg-mi\" title=\"Williamsburg\">Williamsburg<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$229K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$392K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">69%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$163,167<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">23<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/ann-arbor-mi\" title=\"Ann Arbor\">Ann Arbor<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$379K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$560K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">56%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$180,730<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/beverly-hills-mi\" title=\"Beverly Hills\">Beverly Hills<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$378K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$564K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">55%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$185,901<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">25<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/bloomfield-hills-mi\" title=\"Bloomfield Hills\">Bloomfield Hills<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$429K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$634K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">51%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$205,614<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized tomo-table__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tomo-logo-horizontal.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1405\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-whats-next\">What to know more about flipping homes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding cheap homes for sale is the first step in any successful flip, find them here: <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/detroit-mi\" title=\"Detroit\">Detroit<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/farmington-hills-mi\" title=\"Farmington Hills\">Farmington Hills<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/grand-rapids-mi\" title=\"Grand Rapids\">Grand Rapids<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/pontiac-mi\" title=\"Pontiac\">Pontiac<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/southfield-mi\" title=\"Southfield\">Southfield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/warren-mi\" title=\"Warren\">Warren<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/collections\/cheap\/sterling-heights-mi\" title=\"Sterling Heights.\">Sterling Heights<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know what not to do when flipping a house, see Tomo\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/house-flipping-flops-what-can-go-wrong-and-how-to-avoid-the-pitfalls\/\">House Flipping Flops<\/a>, or look at <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/house-flipping-101-how-much-does-it-cost-how-much-money-can-you-really-make\/\">House Flipping 101<\/a> for tips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9331-48x48.webp\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9331-48x48.webp 48w, https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9331-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9331-24x24.webp 24w, https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9331-96x96.webp 96w, https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_9331-300x300.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 48px) 100vw, 48px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Joelle Andersen<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-biography\">Joelle has worn many hats in her professional career, which included stints at companies such as Time Inc., CNN and Zillow. She loves real estate and is always looking for that perfect investment property. A self-proclaimed interior designer, she lives in a suburb of NY with her architect husband, 4 children and 2 cats.<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly every city on this top list delivered triple digit profits&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate-trends"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/michigan-best-home-flips-tomo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2421"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3936,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421\/revisions\/3936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}