What are the best areas in Birmingham to flip properties?

If it does go to probate, hopefully your brothers and you can amicably go the informal route vs formal (I've worked with families in both when buying properties out of probate and informal is FAR easier).Since there's no debt on the house, maybe you could sell with financing or maybe you could even buy out your brothers with financing -- that way you maintain ownership and just pay them a monthly amount.

Try to find a BRRRR multifamily deal and live in one unit and house hack it then rent the other units out. 

Hey yall,my wife and I started off in real estate as house hacking.

Quote from @John Friendas: There's a house I'm considering buying with a business partner as an investment rental.

Ultimately you will have to sell your house at a discount. 

Have you considered other starting strategies like house hacking or live-in flips?

Cash out refi only if the rental income significantly exceeds the monthly payment and you want liquidity to invest elsewhere.2.You can maybe do a HELOC if you want a smaller loan that doesn’t involve refinancing the entire house.3.

i also had HVAC mystery issues in my first duplex when we house hacked it.Regarding the Daikin Mini Split - I have one in the 3rd story of my current home and it seems to work great for us. 

Just got the second house in my current partnership!