However, a check of the zoning showed this property was zoned for up to six stories.

As you may have found in your search, there are lenders that will lend up to 80% of the appraised value on investment properties and don't require an appraisal.Let me know if you'd like me to point you in the right direction.I have not; I'm still working on acquiring my next house hack, but when I need it, I'll probably use a combo of hard money and margin loan.

Quote from @Lillian Pintaro: Hey Guys, I've been in the Birmingham Market my whole life!

New to real estate I hope I can learn about the market on here.

It took a lot of testing to figure out how to optimize my text messaging campaigns, and now I can do it without any issues.If the process is frustrating, please do not give up on it because you can position yourself as the sole investor solution to many homeowners in your market.

Do you prefer Flips or Rentals? Or does it vary by area

And would they be willing to do financing for you so you don't have to pay cash up front? 

I'm finding when I look at a given property, I get inaccurate comps in two ways: 1st, a property will show up in the list as a comp to my subject property but have a REALLY low sale value; upon investigation I find that the property acutally hasn't sold in 10+ years but PropStream thought it was comp; 2nd, a property will show up as "Sold" in the MLS status, but all ownership and transaction history tab don't reflect the new data.

The housing market never ceases to surprise us. December marked a big moment: for the first time since mid-2022, home prices increased year-over-year in all 50 of the largest U.S. metro areas. Yep, every single one.
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No one pics up the phone and email responses take days and are very cookie cutter.