This is highly variable depending on how much you paid for the home, the current trends in pricing, how much it cost to make any repairs, and the new resale price. You can also lose money flipping houses if you ended up paying too much initially, the housing inventory increases, or the demand decreases. It is always a good idea to do a complete analysis of the neighborhood pricing to see how the house compares to the rest of the neighborhood. Smaller home prices are boosted up if in a neighborhood of more expensive properties so it is a good idea to buy an underbuilt home or at least not the best house in the neighborhood.