Hello I recently began watching that TV show FLIP THAT HOUSE on TLC.It is basically about buying a really old house and rebuilding it for a better value for profit. I dunno if any of you know about it? Since watching that show I began getting interested in it and was wondering what kind of field in college I can get into too to do things like that? What do I need to know and what college major is it called to do stuff like that? Is it architecture? Please help me asap THANKS! I am currently in a accounting major but thinking about changing cause this kind of stuff sounds very interesting. Can you make a lot of money in construction and stuff like building houses n stuff? Please respond! THANKS!
Help!! need info in changing my major for college!!?
everything Amanda said, along with a degree in architecture.
Help!! need info in changing my major for college!!?
definetly civil engineering and business law, law b/c u need to know regulations invloved with it, engineering b/c u need t olearn how to rebuild a house properly
Architecture wouldn't normally be required for this type of success. What it takes is good business savvy, a willingness to use sweat-equity to rebuild the house, excellent financial skills so you can manage the business. I think your current major, combined with some experience working with a home contractor or remodeler, will serve you well. For everybody who succeeds at this, there are dozens who find that they are overwhelmed by the actual rebuilding process and never flip even one house for profit. What sets the winners apart from the losers is an understanding of what needs to be done and exceptional savvy about how to get it done.
You might want to think about a double major. Accounting would come in very handy when it comes to the finacial/business side of this. As for what courses, it will depend on do you plan on being the worker? Or just the boss/investor?
nobody goes to college for construction. people that flip houses hire cheap labor to do the work for them. they just manage the whole project. Unless you're building houses from scratch, an architecture degree would be overkill.
keep your accounting major and take some project managment courses. you should get a real estate license too so you dont have to pay a realtor a bunch of fees.
Go into accounting after college. this way you can have a real job and flip houses on the side. its not really a job that you get hired to do, its like starting a business.
I would get a real job and do it on the side for a while. if you are successful, then you can always quit your job and start it as a business but buying and selling is a risky business, especially with the way the housing market fluxtuates. i would not put all your eggs in one basket.
i think its one of those things where its possible to make money doing it, but not likely.
