Are you sure you aren't WAY under market and not just a little? 

I asked the owner of an off-market motel if he was thinking about selling.

I know you mentioned you are looking to flip houses yourself in the BHAM market. 

Study the market.

I plan to rent it for a few years and sell it depending on the market conditions in the future.

Also the market and income level (5 miles around the property) is also critical.

Bridge loans can be extremely useful for situations where you may be purchasing a property that has tenants already in the property who are well under market rents to the point where a DSCR loan wouldn't cash flow.

We self manage and we've had 0% vacancy, <1% late payment, all occupied at market rents.

Obviously there are mature markets where this no longer stands out. 

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