It's acceptable as an area though the flips I saw weren't great quality.  

I highly recommend contacting Ashley if you're considering investing in Gulf Shores. 

For a first-lien HELOC on a 2-unit rental property, I highly recommend reaching out to Taylor Adams at A&N Mortgage.

@Zach Howard some copy & paste advice below:)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

My firend once had a client who did a high end remodel in a somewhat modest neighborhood.

I would highly recommend Realty One, the realtor Derek helped me solve all the major issues that came up and supported me in running the numbers for different properties.

Quote from @Jimmy Rojas: I live in Arizona and homes here are sky high, youd be lucky to get %6 interest rate, I would be a 1st time home buyer, apart from being 1099 employed would Trumps real estate plans benefit the little guys like me? 

There are a lot of high character folks who get sucked into garbage Co-GP style guru programs.

I think it is fair to say that there is somewhat of a tradeoff between markets that provide positive cash flow on day one and relatively high appreciation-based markets.

For long-term growth, consider newer single-family homes in high-appreciation suburbs or well-located small multi-family properties.