Appreciation kind of lags compared to other places further east in northern Alabama.

Lock up your new property with a lease prior to selling your old property.  

Over time, I’ve accumulated more cash reserves and don’t need as much flexibility, but I’m actually in the middle of a refinance right now using an interest-only mortgage—because the pricing with the lender and the corresponding ARM is more favorable than a comparable principal-and-interest loan.The key with these alternative or "exotic" mortgage types is that you need to be financially savvy and have a solid plan.

Are there any specific areas that are reasonably priced compared to the cities? 

And at what nominal price compared to the $24mil they paid in 2019? 

You can also look into building a rental portfolio which is a little less hands off compared to flipping.

There is no PPP and the closing costs are slightly lower compared to a DSCR loan. 

Leverage magnifies return. 3) The effort involved in adding an ADU is comparable or larger than a rehab associated with a BRRRR.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

The article is off because it is comparing two different types of buyers.