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Many have misconceptions about "flipping", about it being illegal, but "flipping" is a perfectly normal and completely legal activity in the real estate business. However there have been cases where investors do illegal activities to get the result they want while flipping.

When an investor purchases a property, and then sells it later on to make a profit, it's called flipping. It is a common everyday practice in the real estate business, yet there is a negative notion associated with it. Why do some people wonder if flipping is legal? Simply that, in wholesaling, you can flip a property without putting out money, and some people may find it too good to be true and start thinking that if it's that easy to make money, there must be something illegal about it.

How is that legal? Well, what happens is that you find a good piece of property, put it under contract at a price you agree on, you find a buyer, have the buyer close on the contract at the price you and the buyer agree on. Basically, you are only acting as the middleman who locates a property for a buyer. Now how is that illegal? It's just like charging for your professional fee for your services. Both the seller and the buyer need you. The seller needs you to find a buyer, and the buyer needs you to locate a piece of property he can purchase.

There are investors out there who cover up problems and misrepresent the property to be in good condition when it is not just to get that deal closed. That is fraud. As an investor, it is your duty to provide accurate information, both to your buyer and seller, to maintain credibility.

Loans are based on the facts stated in the requirements. If you falsify those requirements to get an unqualified buyer approved, that is illegal.

Some overeager investors may try to adjust some facts on the documents to get the unqualified low income buyers loans approved. That is lenders fraud and is illegal. These practices are just some of the fraudulent acts that some investors do just to get that contract closed. Although flipping is entirely legal, some investors do things illegally when they're flipping.

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