If you are looking to flip, that gets a little dicier as the market is hot in a lot of areas and so it is critical to make your money when you buy as there is a lot of emotional buying happening now in the 'hype'.  

I know the gurus hype you can jump in with no money, no credit and no knowledge and make a million dollars while you sleep.You need to concentrate on building a solid financial foundation.

Regardless of the hype you read, there are no “unique” plans in addition to the options I described above.Although LLC is not required, it can be added inside of the 401K to hold the asset for added protection.

I appreciate your counter-perspectives on all the gentrification hype, J.

It's a ton of hype...If you have prior RE investment experience, you will probably know over half the stuff they cover.

That'll be a major hit for the city and the local economy if that fails to develop after so many years of hype.

I started in this business prior to much of this hype.

But with the hype and people slowly realizing the truth that this **** isn't necessarily easy or straight forward or quick, they like to write it off and say it's dead. 

What is the hype with Birmingham?

In the beginning, there will always be a lot of hype and possible media attention.