House Flipper: Complete Guide

A practical guide to the original House Flipper (2018): how to make money fast, which tools and perks to prioritize, how buyers actually evaluate a house, what each DLC adds, and how it compares with the new Remastered Collection and House Flipper 2.

Researched September 2026 — current as of the Accessibility Update (September 4, 2026). Live games change; check the linked sources if something differs.

Which House Flipper is this? This guide covers the original House Flipper (Steam app 613100). In June 2026 Frozen District released House Flipper Remastered Collection (a separate product: base game plus every original DLC, rebuilt visuals, new jobs). House Flipper 2 is a separate sequel. Core tips here apply to the Remastered Collection too; differences are noted where they matter.

Quick Start

1. Do jobs before buying a house. Early jobs are the fastest, safest money. You start broke and need cash for your first property.
2. Read job lists fully. Every job has a checklist of tasks. Complete all of them for full pay, and don't do extra work you're not paid for.
3. Use every tool, because use levels up perks. Perks make tools faster and cheaper, and some are unlocked by using that tool a lot.
4. Buy cheap, run-down houses first. The profit is in the renovation gap. A small, dirty house is a better first flip than a big one.
5. Clean before you paint. Trash, dirt, and stains drag down value and are cheap to fix.
6. Check what buyers want before you renovate. Buyers have preferences for room types, sizes, and items. Tailoring a house to a buyer can mean a much bigger sale.
7. Don't overfurnish. Buyers value the right things in the right rooms, not maximum spend.
8. Turn on the new accessibility options if repetitive work hurts your hands. Toggle-based tools and auto-assembly were added in September 2026.

The Core Loop

1. Take jobs from your laptop at the office. Clients email you with tasks like cleaning, painting, installing radiators, or furnishing rooms.
2. Earn money and experience from those jobs.
3. Buy a property from the laptop's real estate listings.
4. Renovate it: clean, demolish, build, paint, tile, install, furnish.
5. Sell it to a buyer, or keep it.
6. Repeat with bigger, more expensive houses.

Tools

Perks and Skills

Perks are organized by activity (cleaning, painting, tiling, demolition, installation, window cleaning, and more) and are unlocked through use and experience.

• Priority perks early: cleaning speed and range, painting efficiency, and installation speed.
• Selling-related perks can raise house sale prices; get them once you're flipping regularly.
• You don't need every perk. Focus on the tools you use most.

Making Money Early

• Do every early job. They pay well relative to their difficulty and give you experience toward perks.
• Some jobs ask you to install specific items. Buy exactly what's asked for; cheaper versions of an item usually count.
• Sell items from houses you buy. Unwanted furniture in a purchased house can be sold through the tablet for money.
• Don't buy expensive decor for jobs. Clients pay for the task list, not your taste.
• First house: pick a small, inexpensive property with lots of trash and dirty surfaces. Cleaning is cheap, and the value jump is big.

How Selling Works

Once you own a house, it can be listed for sale. Interested buyers show up with their own preferences.

• Buyer preferences. Each buyer has priorities: specific room types, room sizes, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and sometimes specific item categories or styles.
• Room classification. The game decides what a room "is" from the items you put in it. A room with a bed is a bedroom; a toilet and sink make a bathroom. A room that mixes items can be misclassified; keep room contents consistent.
• Condition matters. Trash, dirt, broken items, and bad walls lower value. Clean and repair everything.
• Adjust to your buyer. If a buyer wants two bedrooms and you have one large room, splitting it with a wall can make a big difference.
• Don't overcapitalize. Spending a lot on luxury items for a buyer who doesn't care is a loss.

Rule of thumb: clean, repair, paint, tile the bathroom and kitchen, furnish each room with only what defines it, then check the buyer list.

Renovation Order

1. Pick up all trash.
2. Clean floors, walls, and windows.
3. Remove broken or unwanted items (sell through the tablet).
4. Demolish and build walls to reshape rooms.
5. Plaster walls as needed.
6. Paint and tile.
7. Install fixtures — radiators, bathroom fixtures, kitchen appliances.
8. Furnish.
9. List and sell.

Doing it in this order avoids repainting over walls you're about to demolish or dirtying floors you've just cleaned.

DLC Overview

Priority purchase: Garden adds the most gameplay variety. Luxury is good once you're comfortable with the base game. Pets, Farm, and Dine Out each add new job types if you want more variety. Check sales: all have been heavily discounted in 2026 (for example, the End of Summer Sale in September 2026).

Recent Updates (2026)

Accessibility Update — September 4, 2026

• A dedicated Accessibility tab in settings.
• Automatic Assembly of Items. Skip the manual assembly minigame for radiators, showers, and similar items. It costs 20% of the item's base value.
• Continuous Tool Operation. Toggle tool actions instead of holding the button, split by category: cleaning (mop, pressure washer, vacuum cleaner, window cleaner), mowing grass, and more.

House Flipper Remastered Collection — June 4, 2026

A separate product, not an update to the original:

• Base game plus every original DLC integrated into one package.
• Rebuilt visuals, including SSGI global illumination and higher-quality textures.
• Six new story-driven "Lovely" jobs and 800+ new items, with fully voiced clients.
• Quality-of-life features such as Area Cleanup (clearing piles of trash and weeds at once) and area demolition (smashing whole wall sections).
• House Flipper 1 Steam Workshop items are compatible.
• Launched at $49.99 USD, with discounts for owners of the original and its DLCs (as low as $16 at launch, per the developer).
• Alchemist's Bunker Update (July 24, 2026): a new underground bunker property, eight collectible elixirs that unlock a Cauldron, and randomized potion effects (positive effects last 120 seconds, negative effects 15 seconds).

House Flipper 2

A full sequel with a new town, new tools, and a building mode. Its Sakura DLC (May 21, 2026) adds the Japanese-themed Akamatsu Valley, five jobs, five houses, and a free "Buyers 2.0" update.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Buying a house too early. Without money for renovation you'll be stuck.
• Ignoring job task lists. Extra work isn't paid; missing tasks lowers your pay.
• Painting before the layout is final. You'll waste paint on walls you later demolish or re-plaster.
• Mixing room types. A bed in the kitchen confuses buyers' room checks.
• Buying the most expensive items. Buyers care about room types and condition more than price tags.
• Knocking down load-bearing walls. You can't; plan layouts around them.

Advanced Tips

• Sell before listing. Clear out all original junk furniture through the tablet first; it's free money and reduces clutter.
• Match the buyer. Before a big renovation, look at who's interested in that house type and plan the layout around the richest buyer's needs.
• Use cheap tiles and paint for jobs. Save premium materials for your own flips.
• Build an office. You can keep a house as your own base; it's a creative outlet with no financial pressure.
• Workshop. The Steam Workshop has thousands of community items. They're also compatible with the Remastered Collection.
• Screenshot your flips. Before-and-after shots (Steam's screenshot key works fine) are part of the fun.

FAQ

Should I buy House Flipper or House Flipper Remastered Collection? If you don't own either, the Remastered Collection bundles everything with better visuals and new jobs. If you already own the original and DLCs, you can upgrade at a big discount.

Is House Flipper still getting updates? Yes. The Accessibility Update landed on September 4, 2026, ten years into the franchise's development.

Why won't a buyer make an offer? Their requirements aren't met. Check room types, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and whether rooms are clean and complete.

Can I skip the assembly minigames? Yes. Since September 2026, auto-assembly is available in the Accessibility tab for 20% of the item's base value.

What's the best DLC? Garden for the most gameplay variety; Luxury for bigger, pricier flips.

Does Workshop content carry over to the Remastered Collection? Yes, House Flipper 1 Workshop items are compatible with the Remastered Collection.

Sources

• House Flipper on Steam
• Accessibility Update announcement (Sept 4, 2026)
• House Flipper Remastered Collection launch (June 4, 2026)
• Alchemist's Bunker Update (July 24, 2026)
• House Flipper 2 Sakura DLC (May 21, 2026)
• House Flipper Remastered Collection on Steam
• House Flipper DLC list on Steam