Huntsville is a very popular market (and there are short direct flights from DC too), but I would encourage you to take a look in Florence and Muscle Shoals, Alabama where we manage.If you are interested in the Shoals area, I can help you with insights regarding economic vibrancy, market dynamics, investment strategy, high-ranking public-school systems, etc... and a turn-key experience by helping you find an investment and managing it too.

Another option would be to hire some day laborers to help out.As I mentioned, the work doesn't require much technical skill (and there are probably lots of useful how-to articles and videos online), it just requires a lot of muscle and physical labor--it's a job where many hands make for lighter work.I'm in your area, so, after it's dried out, if you want me to come take a look and discuss the possible causes and solutions to prevent further flooding, dm me.

Best of luck, and feel free to reach out if you have any further questions about Florence or Muscle Shoals, Alabama!

I make a protein shake every morning to freeze then put it in the Ninja and turn it into ice cream at night. 

I'd take another 200K and just dedicate to my own fix and flips here in Indy.I'm a car guy and I'd take 100K and dedicate it to flipping old muscle cars which I have a history of.I'd take another 100K and put it some deals as a LP.Then us the reserves as needed

Financial suicide......The only people that should try and own and operate D class units are local and VERY experienced in that genre... they know all the eviction attorneys, law enforcement, social services and local "muscle" to handle the class of people and properties you will deal withNew and out of state?

I really like the areas of Huntsville and nearby such as:  Guntersville, Athens, Albertville, Muscle Shoals and want to purchase my next property in this region. 

I restore old muscle cars. 

But unless you have some local muscle who can show up and deal with the cops, OP needs to hire an eviction attorney ON MONDAY tell them what's happened and pay what you have to in order to have the eviction completed and the LOCKS CHANGED.

I like the Synthesis Deal Analyzer from Chris Jackson at Sharpline Equity.