LTR and MID term are hot now as well, we have more people that want houses than houses to rent to them.  

Pricing tools that exist on the market are decent, but you also need to know how to control it, otherwise, it will go nuts with unrealistic rates far out and extreme last-minute discounts. 

All new flooring, painting, throughout the house.

@Adam Luepke - Great first house hack! 

Great points, ZharaBirmingham has relatively steady and diverse rental demand, and I’ve seen many investors I work with have success with C/B class buy-and-holds.Location is key—areas near UAB, major employers, and popular suburbs tend to have the strongest rental demand, while C/D class markets offer solid affordable housing and Section 8 opportunities.

In 2024, 47% failed to sell even 1 house.

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Granted, I am a part-time flipper, but most houses I see the pricing does not make sense for what I have to pay for labor.  

You can still buy houses in small farm towns in MN for $25k.

Purchase price: $3,636,000 Cash invested: $700,000 This is a brand new 40 home build to rent manufactured housing community.