I think the UT article was disingenuous and more like a piece of real estate propaganda because it gave examples of real estate investments without evidence of the return on investment.
The House Flipper shows are all re-running prior episodes. Haven’t seen many new ones expect for Real Estate Pros, the original guy from South Carolina.
What’s interesting is the re-runs, now have flash forwards and updates. With the flippers bravely claiming to basically have “broke-even” and not many willing to do it again.