I hung up a few bandit signs... in BROAD DAY LIGHT...

@jeffreynordin to write off the entire city of Birmingham is painting with a pretty broad brush.

You're talking about a spectrum of "quick turn" strategies that range from doing no work and selling at a very discounted price (usually 60-70% of the after repaired value LESS repairs) to completely fixing up the property and selling to a homeowner at close to full price.

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That said not all investors are fit to use a Real Estate professional, it really depends on what you want to do and the property investing spectrum (commercial, turned-key, flips, 1-4 properties, over 4-units, etc etc). 

Review posts on BP you'll find whatever you want... just have to put broad topic in search.Your post would be better if limited to 1 topic you've got several and some are so broad in nature it's better to review posts and get a better idea of what's involved..Like bad renter.. well were you in college ??

Sadly, there is a high probability that they wouldn’t know a “deal” if it bit them in the face, much less be properly prepared to manage it and successfully execute the business plan (if they even have one).On the other end of the spectrum there are those of us that have bought and sold hundreds of properties and even thousands of units, have survived market cycles, have advanced forecasting and modeling tools, have the financial strength and experience to qualify for the debt, and have the time and team to find opportunities and properly manage them.  

You other question is pretty broad.

- What are your thoughts about the James rd. area just north of I-70 and south of Broad St.?