{"id":5,"date":"2026-09-29T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/hannahsedonarealtor-com\/2026\/09\/29\/u-s-cities-where-house-flipping-delivers-the-best-returns-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:00:00","slug":"u-s-cities-where-house-flipping-delivers-the-best-returns-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/29\/u-s-cities-where-house-flipping-delivers-the-best-returns-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. cities where house flipping delivers the best returns in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>House flipping in 2026 is looking a bit different across the U.S.\u2014with average profits now at $66,000 and margins trimmed to 25.4%, it\u2019s clear the landscape has shifted. Renovations are taking longer (about 165 days before a sale), and over 60% of flips are now cash deals, thanks to tougher financing. As someone who\u2019s seen firsthand how location can make all the difference\u2014especially here in Northern Arizona\u2014I know that the right neighborhood can turn those numbers around. For those considering a flip, it\u2019s a reminder of how important it is to look past the spreadsheet and understand the spirit of a place. In the end, it\u2019s about more than the math; it\u2019s about finding opportunity where community and potential meet.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiaEFVX3lxTFBTT0hjS05CMHVodld2ZXlSZzFpN200alladjBRdFcyd09rc0Q3emJBYmtpSjBzbW1TY3BQbUhpaS1SamxhNEV1S3B4cjI1MXhZYVZ2SENTRWlUa0Y4Z29lUjNHYmxQRmdK?oc=5\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House flipping in 2026 is looking a bit different across the U.S.\u2014with average profits now at $66,000 and margins trimmed to 25.4%, it\u2019s clear the landscape has shifted. Renovations are taking longer (about 165 days before a sale), and over 60% of flips are now cash deals, thanks to tougher financing. As someone who\u2019s seen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}