Birmingham is a terrible place to invest.

They are buying in Birmingham, AL.  

Be honest with yourselves about your priorities and limitations, and trust your gut.If you have any questions about the turnkey model or the Birmingham market, feel free to reach out any time.Best of luck!

I looked at a few of the listings and they all said "bank owned" but I apparently should have dug deeper.I did not realize it either I was buying on line .. then in birmingham they show at the court house crying the sales we bought a bunch of those as well.. so they are really digging into all aspects.

@Daniel Siapin  agreed until you talk to the city or county you have no clue as to their tree ordinance.I portlandia and were i Live in Lake Oswego they are nuts over trees but trees cannot preclude you from building in the legal foot print.. it affects us on land use IE subdividing but not infill lots.Also negative grade homes if they are not common in an area are tough to sell.. in some areas Like Birmingham AL comes to mine most of the homes are either negative or positive grade.. the positive is you might be able to do a day light or walk out type construction and pick up some cheap heated space.In my logging days we would have 1/4 acre slicked off in a matter of 15 minutes  LOL>

I'm looking for some advice regard a property I have in Fairfield, Alabama, right outside Birmingham.

Memphis Investment Properties Turnkey Case StudyDisclaimer: I am an investor/customer of M.I.P, I do not work for them nor being compensated in anyway, just sharing my experiences with other investors.Providers Involved:Norada Real Estate InvestmentsMemphis Investment Properties (M.I.P)Reedy and Company Realtor, LLC – Real Estate Broker and Property Management for M.I.PBemortgage – LenderLipscomb – InsuranceThe Prep: I originally came across M.I.P through Norada (Marco Santarelli, BP contributor and has his own podcast).I was assigned an advisor who gathered my goals and situation and we worked together to identify two markets to look at Memphis TN, and Birmingham, AL.I’m am an out of state investor living in Colorado and have two other properties in Texas (not turnkey) and have been a BP member for some time.I attended an investor Tour in May in Memphis to check out the area.

I currently reside in Birmingham, Al.

JWB in Jacksonville, FL, Spartan in Birmingham, Bridge in Kansas City, Pinnacle in Kansas City and Indy, REI Nation (my families company in the Southeast US), Texas Turnkey in Houston, plus several other companies in Memphis are all good places to start your research.Read about them and testimonials both good and bad. 

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