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Hi everyone,
My name is Artiom. My team and I are wholesalers who focus on finding rent-ready properties under 100k (typically in popular section 8 regions). Our group has reached a point where our acquisition has be...

These loans are based on the cash flow provided by the property, allowing investors to rapidly build their portfolios without substantial down payments.

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Now, that said, your location is still good as Athens is a growing area and I've heard positives about it from other investors - however, we do not invest there at all (we don't have anything west of the city of Madison), so I honestly couldn't give you any feedback on the rental market there. 

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Particularly situated between growing markets in Montgomery and Birmingham, as I'm sure you've seen.

In addition Edinburg is ranked twelfth fastest growing city in the country.

I would recommend looking for places outside the major cities (at least Ottawa as right now it is crazy expensive, I'm not sure about the other cities you mentioned) and look for cities that are still growing but the demand is not super high.If you're set on one of those cities perhaps brrrr investing is the way to go.