CarHag blog · November 11, 2026

The best cars to flip in Houston, by the numbers

Published November 11, 2026, from CarHag's listing data for October 5 to November 4, 2026

Trucks and big SUVs are listed under market most often around Houston. Among models with at least 40 listings in 30 days, the Chevrolet Camaro had the highest share of deals at 19%, followed by the Ford F-250 at 13% and the Chevrolet Tahoe at 10%.

Deal rate by model

CarHag counted 18,421 cars between $1,500 and $25,000 on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist and OfferUp. Across all of them, 3.9% cleared its deal bar. These twelve models did best.

What the list tells you

• Five of the twelve are full-size trucks or truck-based SUVs: the F-250, Tahoe, Sierra 1500, Tundra and Ram 2500.
• Performance and luxury models show up too: the Camaro, C-Class and Range Rover. They can be cheap for a reason. Repairs cost more, so check them harder.
• The most-listed cars didn't make the list. The F-150, Camry, Corolla, Altima and Civic each had 398 to 546 listings, and all of them had lower deal rates than the models above.

Before you chase one

The counts are small. Four to nineteen deals per model in a month is enough to point you in a direction, and not enough to bank on.

A deal here means a car listed about 15% or more under CarHag's market estimate, with $1,500 or more in estimated profit. The estimate can be wrong, and a big gap often means a problem the listing doesn't mention. Check the title, run the VIN, and look for flood damage before you pay.

Facebook listings above $15,000 aren't collected, so pricier trucks are undercounted. The scan center also moved from New Caney to downtown Houston on October 30.

For the wider picture, see how to find underpriced cars in Houston. Before you buy, run the numbers through the flip profit calculator and read how to flip cars legally in Texas.

Common questions

What is the best car to flip in Houston?

By share of listings priced well under market, the Chevrolet Camaro led CarHag's 30-day count at 19%, followed by the Ford F-250 at 13% and the Chevrolet Tahoe at 10%. The counts are small, so treat it as a starting point.

Are trucks good to flip in Texas?

In this data, five of the twelve models with the highest deal rates were full-size trucks or truck-based SUVs: the F-250, Tahoe, Sierra 1500, Tundra and Ram 2500.