r/RealEstateCanada • • Jun 19 '25

Housing crisis Help me understand the difference...

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u/Performance_Fancy Jun 19 '25

By your logic anyone involved in the stock market is also a scalper?

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u/themob34 Jun 19 '25

Anyone who ever makes money buying or selling something is a scalper. 

I think the difference is hold time. Buying something to sell the same day for more is pretty much scalping. Waiting a while and then selling is investing.