Although this is the first in my portfolio, we have ran a successful roofing and remodeling company for years, so my team is already in place and we are very familiar with this aspect of flipping. 

If you're interest in lots of different aspects of REI, your alerts can get out of hand easily (I get like 100+ per day and my focus is relatively narrow compared to newer investors who are casting a wide net) so it's good to know that if something special and specific turns up, it'll be highlighted for you.Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the Birmingham turnkey market.Best of luck!

Bottom line:  I am not willing to do it unless I've already had them renting from me for at least one year and know who I am dealing with.Now that I've got a long history, I would be willing to do this, but only if the tenants were VERY good and demonstrated a desire to stay long-term and follow-through on all aspects of the agreement. 

Since she moved in with us, I placed the homes in a trust and have taken over the day to day management aspects of them.

Any advice/criticism would be greatly appreciated!

If you are able to see through guru BS and apply some common sense and critical thinking to trust but verify rather than blindly believing anyone who will tell you what you want to hear, you are WAY ahead of the game already my friend.

I'm looking to get a feel for what's going on in the Pittsburgh market from the side of wholesalers. I'm also trying to find out who are the more active and ethical wholesalers. I'm trying to understand the lay of t...

For example, CoC may tell you something about your year 1 cash flow, but will tell you nothing about appreciation (forced and/or market), rent growth, CapEx, quality/volatility of cash flow, mortgage pay down, tax benefits, management headaches, or the risk you will be taking on to achieve that CoC ... all of these things mentioned and more are critical points to be considered that CoC alone tells you nothing about. 

The property in its current condition is a C in a B neighborhood.The price is $195,000 and I have 25% down.Where this is my first property I want constructive criticisms and analyses from more seasoned investors.

I'm a bit confused on this aspect of the deal.