It's not like buying a TV that breaks so I call customer service who says "oops you got a defective one, we'll send you a new one".

Here on the West Coast, we have many TV programs soliciting "Here's how ..." stuff. 

Those flip margins on TV are best case scenario and do not show commission costs for resale, seller concessions paying buyer closing costs, failed deals that re-trade lower after the shows, and higher dealer taxes on flipping.     

They also say no one wants to see a TV in the living room...true??

If you are a part-timer like me who visits the site only 2 or 3 days a week, things move much slower than if you are there every day.I always shake my head when I watch these flip shows on tv where they push, push, push and act panicked if it takes a few extra days, cause that is not my style at all.But if you don't do that, you can find these things dragging out much longer.

It's buying (generally a mobile) for pennies on the dollar and then selling it on a seller financed deal.Example, buy a 15 year old trailer for $3K cash, put a couple $K into it for rehab, resell it on a $1500 down, 7 year loan at $15K @9%.If you're short on cash you can do the same thing with bicycles, TV, cars or anything else.If you've got enough cash you can do it with SFHs, not as high a multiple for gross profit, but a lot longer payout.all cash

His supervisors at work donated him furniture, a TV, items for cooking.

Not a lot of work in that field (tv & movies) in Dallas, but lots of commercials. 

So my partners are into your third year of flipping houses.  We did 12 homes last year and have done very well for ourselfs in a very competitive market, Tucson AZ. We focus almost entirely on buying at trustee sales,...

Some even leave couch, TV on the curb thinking someone will take them away instead of hauling away.