r/carflipping

Hi everyone, I’m having issues selling two cars due to Facebook not showing them to people. A month ago I posted car A and it didn’t get a lot of views so I reposted it and made my friends message me about it and right after I got a lot of interest in it and sold it same day. Now I have car B and car C, I’ve had them listed for a great price just like car A but I’m still not getting a lot of interactions, I did the same trick where they message me but I’m not getting any traction at all, how can I solve this issue? I bought a few promotions on marketplace and still barely helped.

I’m trying to get into reselling/flipping cars with around a $2,000 starting budget in Texas and no dealer license.

Where should I actually look for cars at this budget? Facebook Marketplace? Craigslist? Public auctions? Copart? Dealer auction brokers?

Also what problems should I avoid when buying cheap cars? What cars usually flip best for beginners at low budgets? I’m trying to avoid getting stuck with a money pit on my first deal.

Any advice from people who started small would help.

I started with my partner 6 months ago, I’m a full time student and I work, my partner works full time and yet this is our second month in a row making 10k profit. I’m in Alabama and am trying to get a dealer license. I’m not worried about the lot, just the license. I know I need an actual office to get one. What’s the cheapest way to acquire one and how much would it cost.

Hiya Folks,

Just wanted to see if there would be any interest in an app I am developing, it will essentially be able to scrape the web and find items listed for sale set to a user definable % below RRP, you will also be able to filter by distance as well as price as well as there being a word exclusion list so you can filter out any "spares/repairs". I have got it working for eBay and Facebook marketplace, just looking to ramp it up to other areas now (vinted/depop/gumtree) just gauging to see if anyone would be interested in testing it for me?

If anyone wants to see it working or wants access just give me a shout, its invite access only right now but looking to launch in the next 2 weeks.

Please let me know your thoughts (:

I want to buy clean title cars at auction prices. There’s a public auction but their cars are shit. How do I get access to “dealer auctions”? I’m not much of a mechanic but I have some friends that’ll give me good deals on repairs. Thanks.

I've only done it when I was in between jobs to try and stay afloat, but it only brought me down worse every time

1986 f250 - 500$ - rough body & refused to go over 30 without super high rev, put in another 500ish on useless parts for 5 months, hoping they would fix it, dumb 19 y/o me refused to believe it needed a trans rebuild, finally sold it for 600.

2010 focus - 700$ - very nice looking inside & out but with a kinked trunk floor from a minor rear ending & hard to open trunk, also salvage title - again, dumb 19 yo me priced it over 2k & refused a 1500 offer(highest), had to keep it cuz my main car wasn't mine & it came time to return it

2006 Taurus - 800$ - decent looking with a lot of little flaws - put in over twice the buying price & have been stuck with it over 2 months cuz 1. Test drivers walked after noticing the little things I really hoped they wouldn't notice (I didn't wanna reduce message volume by including too many negatives) and 2. my focus has been sitting untouched at a crowded shop for weeks. taurus has gotten coil pack, oil change, oil filter change, fuel pump, and I can't even remember what else. Also 400 to fix it after crashing to avoid someone. F this thing, I'm sooo done. zero profit. ZERO. Another one I overpriced over 2k & it took me until this month to be mad enough to take 1500ish.

Hello.

I've never flipped a car before. I was thinking about trying it but the legal hoops you gotta jump through are ridiculous and honestly just government overreach.

I was curious how serious states take it when you buy the car, title it in your name (not register it), pay taxes on the sale and income, and sell the car. This way you're not floating the title. But say you sell 5-10 cars in a year, and your state's limit is 2 before needing a license, how likely are they to pursue that? At that point, you're doing better than the title jumpers at least, and are crossing into illegality when you sell more than the state's limit allows, but do they actually track that and care enough to shut you down?

Thanks for any responses. Might end up just forgetting the idea if it ends up being too much of a hassle, as I curse my corrupt government and the dealers that lobby for this kind of legislation.

I bought a foreclosed house in NC, people left everything in house including a 1970 corvette.
Gentleman who had the car is deceased. Title in his name. Any suggestions on getting title correct. I have had car two years

I found a 2001 Toyota tundra V8 2 Wheel Dr. with 200,000 miles but has a blown head gasket still turns on and drives he’s asking 2000. Is it worth it? I was thinking of offering $1000-$1200.

Currently have all my flip money into 2 cars, One car is listed up and ready to go but its been about a week and ive basically had no one interested, When I had it cheaper 0 people would message me but when priced higher id get more messages.

My other car is getting a full repaint for cheap but the only cons is they work on sundays only, so its been around 2 weeks going on 3.

Anyone have advice?

I’ve been flipping cars for years now. Buying them on market place at near scrap value and spending weeks or months getting them running and driving again theme selling for 60-70% profit margin. This has worked fine but it’s slow and I end up putting 10-40 hours into a flip.

I just joined IAA and bought a running driving car yesterday. I picked up a cashiers check, drove 1.5hrs away and towed it home.

After some minor repairs I’ll have about $1,750 in the car and it should be ready to sell in 10-14 days. I should be able to sell for $3,000-$4,000. Since I don’t have to dump a ton of labor into it I’m thinking about buying another car next week.

Question is: what do you tell people when they ask why you’re selling it? Normally I just tell them the truth or something close but now I’d have to say something like “got a steal at the auction and paid safelite to slap a new windshield on it. Replacement mirror came from eBay and I’m just trying to make a buck.”

How would I approach a used car lot dealer to give me auctions access. I like to flip 2-3 cars per month . Of course for a fee or profit sharing. I am
In Texas

I live in Denver, but I've seen this in other cities when I'm looking at cars.

The situation: Latino or Gypsy posting a vehicle on Facebook. VERY VAGUE description. Ad says 1 owner and they leave off a couple zeros on the odometer(think 22k instead of 220k) License plates either missing or blacked out. Car looks like it's covered in Armor All. Pictures taken at carwash or parked in front of a very nice house(Has me meet him at ghetto apartment complex)

I ask to meet up, and they tell me to go to a random parking lot. The person in the photo is not the person who shows up. It's his wife or some female family member. Doesn't speak English and is unable to answer a single question about the vehicle. 99% chance the title is in someone elses name

This has happened on several occasions, and I typically just walk away when I see them or if the vehicle needs further inspection I'll take a look, otherwise I am 100% guaranteed to be screwed over on a deal when purchasing from one of these folks on Facebook.

Is it you guys, in this group that has pushed the mom/pop selling their 1 owner truck from listing on Facebook to trading in at the dealer for a huge loss, just so they don't have to be flooded with endless "What's your cash price bruther" "I come now with $4k"(on a 10k truck) messages?

Isn’t title skip, driving with no insurance and “not disclose condition” technically illegal?

Asked a few ppl and they say “yea it’s felo, if u don’t have the ball just stay broke”

So I just wonder if anyone ever got caught before to kinda know how big the risk is

Also what do u guys do with title, just let the seller sign and leave the buyer blank, when selling just hand the title over?

For me it was a 98 Vette. Biggest POS i ever worked on. It was cursed. Constantly one step forward then three back.

To this day I steer clear of chevys.

Wow love this feedback! Makes me feel alot better about my failures haha