The driving focus of surely every property developer is to secure a home with potential, in a good location, or one that is on the way up, in order to update, renovate and remodel it and get it back on the market as soon as possible.
And this practice, known as 'property flipping' can be applied to all types of properties, from tired terraces in tightly-packed streets to huge mansions hiding somewhere remote. You need budget, patience, a good team to work on the project, probably planning and building control consent and sign off, and to learn from each experience to take to the next 'flip'.
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