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How to Flip Houses in Savannah, GA

Flipping in Savannah lives or dies on two numbers: median sale price ($325k) and YoY appreciation (-3.3%). The arithmetic of your exit is what those numbers say it is.

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

Tough 41/100

Savannah is rough for flips right now — softening comps or slow exits chew margin. Pivot to BRRRR or wholesale if the math doesn't clear.

TL;DR — data signals
  • Median sale $324,833 · YoY -3.3%
  • Median DOM 35 days — fast exit
  • 13.0% sold above list — priced-right is enough
  • Underwrite to 67-68% of ARV (ARV slippage risk)

Savannah's flip math starts at a median sale price of $324,833 and a YoY trajectory of -3.3%. Appreciation has reversed — that's a flip headwind. You can still make money, but you can't underwrite to today's comps and assume they'll hold by the time you list. Run your ARV at -3% to -5% of current median.

Your exit speed depends on buyer urgency. Savannah's median DOM is 35 days against a sale-to-list ratio of 0.979 and 13.0% 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. Savannah sits in the middle of the flip-price spectrum ($325k 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. Savannah's data demands you tighten to 67-68% to protect against further ARV slippage.

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Savannah at a glance

The numbers behind the analysis.

$326k
Median value
-3.3%
YoY
$1,753
Median rent
6.45%
Gross yield
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