Consider This Before Accepting Section 8 Tenants
August 5, 2024 | 2.5 Minute Read When I first began owning rental properties in 2013, most of the houses I purchased were in B and C class neighborhoods. At that time, buying these properties was incredibly affordable, with prices under $20,000. The average rent for a three-bedroom house was between $800 and $850 per […]
Why I Converted a Listing to a Short Term Rental
July 29, 2024 | 5 Minute Read December 2021, I assisted an out-of-state investor with refinancing his turnkey properties in Birmingham. To my surprise, I discovered that he had several short-term rentals (Airbnb’s) in the same areas where we had long-term Section 8 rentals. Who would have thought short-term rentals (STRs) could operate in these […]
How His Flip When Sideways (and He Is Going To Lose Thousands)
June 24, 2024 | 4 Minute Read Time Early last week, I connected with a new investor. I use “new” loosely since he has only completed three flips. He bought a property in the Avondale area, a few miles from downtown Birmingham. This is a very eclectic, hot area within walking distance of Avondale Park […]