I personally target Lauderdale, Limestone, Morgan, and Madison Counties.

Might want to start that conversation with the lender if this looks like a possibility.

The owner was motivated due to personal circumstances and wanted to avoid the hassle of listing the property publicly.

I want to start smart and scale up as I learn the ropes, but I’m personally struggling to narrow down which area to focus on.If you’ve done this before, what advice would you give someone like me?

This is from personal experience, the housing authority is the problem.

Is your goal to use being an agent for your own personal investments or actively try and grow your agent business to eventually leave your W2?

Either way, $600 in cash flow should actually help your personal DTI if you go for conventional financing on a primary again. 

To flip right is about a lot more than just renovating and *pow* $-rains down on a person.

The owner was motivated due to personal circumstances and wanted to avoid the hassle of listing the property publicly.To negotiate the deal, I started by understanding the seller’s priorities.

Many banks limit personal loan amounts.