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How to Flip Houses in Fort Wayne, IN

Flipping in Fort Wayne lives or dies on two numbers: median sale price ($236k) and YoY appreciation (+2.5%). The arithmetic of your exit is what those numbers say it is.

DATA · Zillow Research (via scrape.do) · AS OF APRIL 2026

Workable 88/100

Fort Wayne is a workable flip market — neither bonanza nor minefield. Standard underwriting discipline applies.

TL;DR — data signals

→ Median sale $235,984 · YoY +2.5%
→ Median DOM 14 days — fast exit
→ 17.6% sold above list — priced-right is enough
→ Underwrite to 70-73% of ARV

Fort Wayne's flip math starts at a median sale price of $235,984 and a YoY trajectory of +2.5%. Appreciation is flat — neither tailwind nor headwind. ARV underwriting can use today's comps without an aggressive discount, which is actually the easiest environment to operate in.

Your exit speed depends on buyer urgency. Fort Wayne's median DOM is 14 days against a sale-to-list ratio of 0.983 and 17.6% of sales closing above list. That's a moderate-paced market — 30-45 days from list-to-close is the realistic budget. Underwrite to that, not to the optimistic 21-day flip-tape narrative.

Rehab scope discipline is the other half. At a $236k median sale, Fort Wayne is a lower-price-point market. The rehab math is unforgiving here — every $5k over budget eats 2-3% of your profit. Standardize finishes (IKEA cabinets, mid-grade LVP, no quartz) and refuse the temptation to "elevate."

Net: the 70% rule (purchase + rehab + carry + closing ≤ 70% of ARV) is the only thing keeping flippers solvent. Fort Wayne's data is permissive enough to flex to 72-73% on the right comps.

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