Top 10 affordable metros with the 'flip factor'—Where you'll likely score more for your fixer-upper

Flipping fixer-uppers no longer delivers the impressive returns seen at the height of the pandemic—but a handful of affordable metros still stand out for offering sellers the promise of solid profit margins. The good news for house flippers is that renovated homes still attract more attention from would-be buyers online and spend less time on the market than nonupdated older homes.