I believe the house would resell for $650k, so $650k + $150k = $800k deal value minus $700k purchase leaves about $100k profit in the deal.

A good agent will more than pay for themselves in profit, time and stress. 

This project highlighted our ability to significantly enhance property value through strategic renovations and effective project management, resulting in a successful and profitable sale.

My guy is out here living in his garage to make his house hack more profitable.

I have an STR in Orlando area and it has struggled to be profitable.

HOA and management eat most of my profits...The house has a 7.25% interest rate.

Fix-and-flips can be profitable due to affordable entry prices and the potential for forced appreciation through renovations.

(Resident for 29 years).On creating a yearly profitable Airbnb from purchase.

However the key difference is leverage, so if you buy 50k worth of stocks, and it goes up by 10%, you have made a 10% profit, or 5k.However, if you had taken that 50k and used it to put a 5% down payment on a 1m duplex, or quad where you plan on living in one of the units, and that 1m property goes up in value by 4%, then you have made 40k in equity, which is an 80% returns on your initial 50k investment. 

  $2,390 all in + $1000 profit = $3,390.