North Carolina - Rental Investment

[Harpreet Walia]

I am from New Jersey and this is where I bought my first primary residential place. In the process of buying my first property, I have learned that property taxes play a major role in how I want to buy my next investment. 

Keeping the high property taxes in mind, I am now looking for out of state rentals. 

How is North Carolina related to long term rental investment? I am leaning more towards NC area, Raleigh/Cary area, because of IT jobs related field. I am still reading and trying to understanding the market here. 

Any idea what and where I should look out for rental investment?