House Flipping vs Print-on-Demand, startup cost comparison, StartupLenz

House Flipping

Higher net

Fix-and-flip real estate. Acquisition, rehab, holding costs, and resale economics.

Gross$275,000

Net profit$18,330

Margin6.7%

Orders/mo0.17

Purchase price$180,000 65%

Acquisition closing$4,100 1%

Rehab + contingency$40,250 15%

Loan points$2,520 1%

Holding interest$6,300 2%

Holding carry costs$2,750 1%

Selling fees$20,750 8%

launch · Year 1$36,660

traction · Year 2$57,740

scale · Year 3+$80,652

Profit looks fine but you're $27,750 over the 70% rule. Working — but a softer market would eat the cushion.

Apparel, posters, accessories — POD providers fulfill, you design and market.

Gross$2,586

Net profit$604

Margin23.3%

Orders/mo60

POD product cost$1,008 39%

POD shipping$330 13%

Refunds$66 3%

Platform fees$75 3%

Ad spend$400 15%

Fixed costs$169 7%

launch · 1–3$17

traction · 4–8$604

scale · 9–12$1,307

Healthy POD margins. Watch for AOV creep and price-tested upsells to push higher.