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How to Flip Houses in Knoxville, TN
Flipping in Knoxville lives or dies on two numbers: median sale price ($355k) and YoY appreciation (+0.8%). The arithmetic of your exit is what those numbers say it is.
Data: Zillow Research (via scrape.do) · As of April 2026
Knoxville is a workable flip market — neither bonanza nor minefield. Standard underwriting discipline applies.
- → Median sale $354,817 · YoY +0.8%
- → Median DOM 18 days — fast exit
- → 18.3% sold above list — priced-right is enough
- → Underwrite to a textbook 70% rule
Knoxville's flip math starts at a median sale price of $354,817 and a YoY trajectory of +0.8%. 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. Knoxville's median DOM is 18 days against a sale-to-list ratio of 0.986 and 18.3% 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. Knoxville sits in the middle of the flip-price spectrum ($355k median). Buyers expect mid-grade finishes — quartz is now table stakes on anything over $300k. Budget $25-35/sqft for a full cosmetic.
Net: the 70% rule (purchase + rehab + carry + closing ≤ 70% of ARV) is the only thing keeping flippers solvent. Knoxville's data rewards textbook 70% discipline.
Knoxville at a glance
The numbers above pull from the full Knoxville market report.
- Median value
- $371k
- YoY
- +0.8%
- Median rent
- $1,729
- Gross yield
- 5.59%
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