{"id":2471,"date":"2024-04-26T15:28:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T20:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:31:44","slug":"best-cities-for-flipping-houses-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/best-cities-for-flipping-houses-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Cities for Flipping Houses in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Curious to know which <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/rates\/raleigh-nc?utm_source=tomo_blog\" title=\"cities in North Carolina\">cities in North Carolina<\/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\u00a0Charlotte,\u00a0Durham,\u00a0Greensboro, and\u00a0see today&#8217;s rates around <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/rates\/raleigh-nc\" title=\"\">Raleigh<\/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><strong>Here is Tomo Mortgage&#8217;s list of best cities in North Carolina for flipping houses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" 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\">% 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\">Roxboro<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$97K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$251K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">175%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$154,207<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cherryville<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$102K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$232K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">158%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$129,614<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Snow Hill<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$99K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$215K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">144%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$116,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Havelock<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$132K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$254K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">135%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$121,667<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Magnolia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$147K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$289K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">121%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$142,833<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Stony Point<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$300K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$525K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">119%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$225,800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Laurinburg<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$79K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$155K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">117%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$76,667<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Kings Mountain<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$174K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$264K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">114%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$90,056<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Henderson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$111K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$218K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">111%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$107,044<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Morganton<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$159K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$281K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">110%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$122,223<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shelby<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$127K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$214K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">108%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$87,094<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">McLeansville<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$136K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$256K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">107%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$119,250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Zebulon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$165K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$289K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">104%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$123,686<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Albemarle<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$130K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$213K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">102%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$82,600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Bessemer City<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$159K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$263K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">98%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$104,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">16<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cameron<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$120K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$214K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">95%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$94,330<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Kannapolis<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$140K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$252K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">95%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$111,740<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Mebane<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$201K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$348K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">93%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$146,250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">19<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Newport<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$172K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$284K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">91%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$112,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Goldsboro<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$148K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$243K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">89%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$95,398<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">21<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lexington<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$160K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$254K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">88%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$93,646<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">22<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hickory<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$188K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$284K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">86%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$95,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">23<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rural Hall<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$137K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$253K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">86%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$116,150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">China Grove<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$167K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$265K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">85%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$98,650<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">25<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Jonesville<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$151K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$233K<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">85%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$81,375<\/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>Before you start thinking about flipping houses, you need to find cheap listings to maximize your profit, look no further than here: Charlotte,\u00a0Durham,\u00a0Greensboro, and Raleigh. If you are looking for tips, look no further than <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/house-flipping-flops-what-can-go-wrong-and-how-to-avoid-the-pitfalls\/\">House Flipping Flops<\/a> for what NOT to do, or our <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/house-flipping-101-how-much-does-it-cost-how-much-money-can-you-really-make\/\" title=\"House Flipping 101 Guide.\">House Flipping 101 Guide.<\/a><\/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>Half of these 25 cities in North Carolina generated triple digit returns on investment&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2475,"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-2471","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\/north-carolina-best-home-flips-tomo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471","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=2471"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7972,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions\/7972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}