Don't solely rely on third-party management companies; instead, focus on building a solid asset management plan and, if needed, bring in experts or partners who excel in this field.

I know Hunter is busy, but it seems like something more needs to be in place for people that have just onboarded, though maybe I'm just not being patient enough as I'm sure they onboarded a surge of people in conjunction with the really excellent production.  

I am curious to know what is the lowest I can expect interest rate to be + buy down with an excellent credit score.

Hi Meir,Birmingham is an excellent place to invest.

Whoever gives me the most business and has an excellent close record will first be presented with off-market opportunities. 

Another tool that is really excellent for this is Pricelabs.

You could put in a range of numbers for purchase price and closing costs, renovation expenses, and expected returns and you could very quickly get a range of projected return on investments (although an excel spreadsheet could easily do this as well), but I'm sure as technology develops we will see even more sophistication in AI's ability to assist in deal analyzing.

@Jarret Jarvis, thank you for the excellent suggestions!

As far as benefit to the seller goes, @Matthew Paul I think you are probably right on the money and regardless of whether they would have preferred to stay in this house rather than move, it is likely providing them some excellent cash flow; and I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a deal that serves both parties better than the current situation. 

Excellent realtor who also manages rentals here.