They are inexpensive, they usually come with mineral rights (big plus in Texas), they typically have short redemption periods, low rehab costs, and sell quickly at the right price; they also have large ROI. 

New listing typically get artificially pushed to the top for a short period of time.

However, I have never been unable to get insurance here. 

However, we typically use the FHA-203k loan because it involves a renovation, which I highly recommend if you are looking to really boost your equity and have the cost of the renovation wrapped into your loan with a VERY LOW AMOUNT OUT OF POCKET.I like the FHA loan, but honestly, the Fannie May Home Style is an even better product at this point because you just have to bring a bit more cash to the table 5% vs. 3.5% (w/ FHA), but you have a bit more flexibility.  

E.g. you could have adjustments for extra garage, carport, bedroom, etc.So when doing Comps for a typical wholesale or Flip deal how many of these adjustments do you typically run into?

A lot of investors are flocking to Memphis for its solid cash flow potential, and you can typically see strong returns (8%+ cash-on-cash) here, which is a huge draw.The job market is another factor.

Egress: Two methods of egress, typically a door and a window.Ceiling height: At least half of the room should have a ceiling height of 7 feet.

Typically, you'll have something like a 10 year draw period with interest-only payments, and then the balance is amortized over 20 years.

I grew up not too far from there and that is a very typical house, maybe minus the cat.

New Construction builds from builders like DR are typically the only ones who beat Mortgage Broker pricing on VA loans.