First you must know and understand all your state landlord/tenant regulations.

I am taking a guess and I will say the area is "C" class.Hopefully that helps you understand my situation a little better now. 

My understanding is that short term rentals are not permitted on this block because of zoning code. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

I doubt there's a place in his brain that would understand what you took it to mean, otherwise he would have kept his trap shut.Good luck, Justin.

My understanding is that they break up (or drill?)

Alabama in my opinion (I'm originally from Alabama) is one of the worst due to 3 year redemption period and a new certificate being sold every year and having to wait out the 3 years and deal with 3 certificate owners.I can understand someone in AL buying there because it is where they live and they may not want to travel to one of the better states.So why would you be investing remotely in Alabama and not looking personally at what you are buying?

If you haven't listened to all the podcasts and/or read the book it's a great place to start understanding the FIRE movement and an incredible resource for financial education!

I listened to the BP podcast with Alexander Felice regarding the BRRRR strategy. And while it wasn’t my first time hearing about the BRRR process, this podcast was definitely the most intriguing information I have hea...

Most people don't understand finances or how any investments work, but that's for another thread...Don't listen to your anxious relatives.