@Juliann Morala if you're going to rent it out, start with a PMC! 

Quote from @Greg Gallucci: I'm starting to look into the Huntsville market.

Lenders or investors who have short lock up periods but have years of experience feeding their business with new capital would give me more comfort but anyone who is just starting and is promising a rate of return or return of capital in a set period of time would be alarming because they very well could be reliant on fresh capital to make good on that promise and that usually ends poorly.

Instead, relying on recent comparable sales (comps) from MLS, local realtors, or an appraiser will give a far more accurate picture of a property’s post-rehab value.Any Advice you wish you knew when you started? 

I think you should start by understanding what it is your investors want out of the deal, analyze how the returns compare to traditional investments, and then see where you fit into this deal. 

A lot of newer investors want to get started in Real Estate and then turn the riskiest type of investment. 

I'd feel comfortable investing ~$50k to start off.

I'd be happy to give you some insight on the market here and get you some good contacts out here to start building a team.

Starting looking for opportunities last Fall and so far it's been terrible.

@Derick Jennings Without knowing more about your situation, I'd likely recommend a house hack, a strategy I wish I would have known about when I got started.