All Forum Posts by: Michael Ewers

Hi everyone,

My name is Andrew and I am a junior finance major with a real estate concentration at Samford University. Originally from Nashville, TN, I've been living in Birmingham for the past couple of years and have noticed what seems like a major upside in the local real estate market. While I'd consider moving back to Nashville if the right opportunity arises, I'm particularly interested in learning more about Birmingham's potential in REI.

As I prepare for graduation next year, I'm exploring where to live post-college and how to get started in REI. I have zero hands-on experience but have been researching the industry for a few months and want to take the next step. From your experience, does Birmingham offer strong opportunities for new investors?

I'd love to connect with someone experienced in the area and even work on a deal together just to gain some hands-on experience. If anyone has insights, connections, or opportunities they think I should look into, I'd really appreciate it. Also, any advice for someone looking to get their start in the industry would be fantastic!

Looking forward to learning from you all.

Hello, any RE investors investing out of state or in Alabama. I would be great to connect with you. Thanks

@Michael Ewers it was actually a couple months ago. I will say you have to know center point very well and be very familiar with it because pulling permits over there is very tough

@Michael Ewers  

my whole family invest, and our rentals have been doing great! We have rentals in Leeds, childrensburg, pinson. All over the place. 

as in rentals, forestdale is a great area!! Certain parts of Eastlake aren't to bad and usually do great and than center point not to awful either. 

Hi all! My partner and I are looking to get our next rental (currently have one in a more local market that has a property manager).  After some research I'm we've narrowed it down to the OKC and Birmingham markets. Since this will be our first long distance investment it feels like we're starting brand new and would love advice for first time long distance investors. Also would love your opinions on those two markets (pros and cons etc). Thank you in advance! :) 

Hey Guys, I've been in the Birmingham Market my whole life! I'd love to share some insight if yall have any questions about it! Its a growing market, and a great place to invest for flips and rentals. 

Hello!

My wife, Elsa, and I grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, but we currently live in British Columbia, Canada. We’re excited to begin our real estate investment journey in 2025!

In the near future, we’ll be visiting The Shoals area in northern Alabama, where we’re considering a potential move this spring. We would love to connect with investors, as well as investor-friendly realtors and property managers in the northern Alabama region.

Any insights into the local market or recommendations for neighborhoods to explore further would be greatly appreciated. We're particularly interested in purchasing a duplex, triplex, or fourplex, or a property with an ADU to start our investment journey.

We look forward to learning from and contributing to this community!

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Best regards,

Kerry & Elsa

Hi @Michael Ewers

I have had a few past clients from Cali call me saying "I sent post cards to home sellers and I have someone who wants to sell, can you help me with pictures and videos" 

I think their method was just mass mail and they got a few hits. Another way is to check out this website. It gives you a list of all the assumable mortgages in your area.  https://assumelist.com/

@Michael Ewers

i can only speak for what i've done as i suspect it varies by market.  i had a lot of success with direct mail and actually a fair amount with email.  SMS really did not work, it seemed to annoy a lot of people waaaaaaaay more any other method.