Is Birmingham a good market to invest in?

[Alex Ng]

I'm looking to invest in Birmingham due to its cheap prices. I drove to Birmingham today and I saw a lot of vacant and abandoned houses in the east lake area. I also saw that Birmingham is shrinking in population. Are the fundamentals not there? Is there not strong economic growth in this area? 

[Mario Gomez]

Not so sure about this area, but generally it's good to invest at red states, most of their market experience good growth and are landlord friendly.