Hey All,I’m Caroline, a real estate agent with 24 years of experience.

@Greg Scott thanks for the mention:)@Usman Khan welcome to the "fun" of S8, where you can rarely get ahold of anyone at a Housing Commission office:( THey are all overworked and underpaid.Reference this for your S8 training and maintenance:https://dhcmi.org/sites/default/files/upload/LandlordGuideBo...

Dear BiggerPockets Experts,I'm reaching out to the Birmingham, AL, community on BiggerPockets to seek recommendations for a reliable and skilled general contractor.I am an out-of-state investor based in California.

@Doug Kirk, a few thoughts:1.

(1) Ask for a pre-approval letter of some sort from their commercial lender?

The number of longer term renters looking for a furnished home is a much smaller pool of people. 

Purchase price: $250,000 Cash invested: $52,000 2013 Built in a Class B neighborhood of Houston.

@Kannon Vogt that's a whole lot to go over when I think we could cover most of it in a 30 minute phone call.

possible big upside for the current SAFE agreement holders.Brentwood.com is a current investor in Lazy Dogs LLC and wants to take it public in a few years. options usually are good for 10 years and at a current Valuation IPOs can go !

Pay a GC and take them with you on walk throughs.