The agent is really steering you towards protecting their commission, i.e. it's more risk for you not to complete the closing.

But I think if I could steer you in the right direction, these would be my pieces of advice:1.

So again, I think it is incumbent upon the operator to steer them through this process.

Not that some people will make money there I would steer clear from it.  

I'll probably buy from a wholesaler and do the rehab myself and steer away from turnkey providers unless it's a turnkey provider that is very prominent on BP and has a pristine reputation as buying an out-of-state inflated priced property with poor numbers sounds a great way to lose a lot of money.

Starting to look at additional markets, I was given some advice to steer my attention toward Huntsville, AL.

I've been getting some mentorship about almost exactly this same idea from a syndicator who has done dozens of $30+ mm deals in Seattle and have gotten some feedback that might steer you a little closer to some answers.

If you would consider it a D class or even C- class neighborhood, I would steer clear.

Any areas that you concentrate on or steer clear of?

Basically, in my opinion (which is not an attorneys opinion as I am not an attorney) your friend should steer clear.