New to BP, looking for connections in Birmingham, AL area

[Autumn Kaiser]

My first post in here, what a great resource for investors! 
I am on the West Coast, but looking to invest in the Birmingham, AL area. After narrowing down my target area, I'm looking for references on amazing agents, and property managers in the Birmingham, AL area. Does anyone have any words of advice for starting out in that area? Or has anyone worked with agents that they would recommend there? Preferably ones who are knowledgeable in rental investment properties and have worked with out of state investors. I am just starting to branch out and research more out of state opportunities.

I'm more familiar with MFH, but it would seem that this is an area with more SFH's. But hey, if there is any year that is ideal for branching out, taking chances, meeting new people online and learning new things, it is certainly 2020! Thank you!

[Reggie Engebritson]

Hi Autumn! Welcome to BP. I have two out-of-state SFH in the Birmingham area and I use gkhouses for my property manager. They are great! They answer emails, they are personable, and knowledgeable. They have informative videos on their website - gkhouses.com and they recently started their own podcast called, "The Birmingham Real Estate Investor" which has a lot of good info about that market. My agent for both properties was Ben Preston from the LAH Real Estate Company, Hoover office. He was very good to work with. Best of luck to you!