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Sanford, North Carolina
Anyone investing in Sanford, North Carolina?
I have family in Sanford and am headed down for a visit. I would like to make some contacts and explore opportunities in the area. I am looking to be a buy and hold investor but am just starting out.
Thanks!
Curt
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Hello Curt. I am not in Sanford, but I did rent an older singlewide trailer from a guy there in 2003 and 2004. It is a nice area. I was working at a company in Cary and needed a reasonable rent for a pseudo-relocation while my family stayed back home in Texas. I really liked living outside of Sanford compared to the Cary/Apex area. I am not sure I would be as happy with the 60 mile roundtrip drive with today's gas prices.
Hey Curt,
I have done some research on this area in the past,
Check this link
http://www.city-data.com/city/Sanford-North-Caroli...
There where many reason why are group did not enter this area, here is one.
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists there living in Sanford, North Carolina as of August 05, 2014.
The ratio of number of residents in Sanford to the number of sex offenders is 338 to 1.
You will see the rest in the link.
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@Curt H. I am not in Sanford but I am in Lenoir NC about 3 hours west of Sanford. Let me know if there is anything I can help you with.
Thanks for the responses and the insights.
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Hello Curt,
Sorry for the late reply to your post. I live in Sanford, NC (Carolina Trace community) and just started wholesaling in and around Sanford (Fayetteville 30 mins south of Sanford and surrounding areas). You can contact here on BP or give me a call and let me know what you are possibly looking for and if I could help you in any way.
Dazelle
910-689-3067
Hello Curt,
I know this is an old post, but I'm curious if you ever purchased anything in Sanford. I'm a potential investor from CA and have family up in the Raleigh area. Was looking around their area for deals and found a few properties in the Sanford area that could work for buy and holds. Did you ever pull the trigger and invest in the area?
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@Brent Tyler hello Brent. I am an wholeseller and investor in Eastern NC. I may have some properties that fit your criteria if you are still looking for buy and hold.
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Originally posted by @Jimmy Booth:
@Brent Tyler hello Brent. I am an wholeseller and investor in Eastern NC. I may have some properties that fit your criteria if you are still looking for buy and hold.
Which city in Eastern NC. I am building my real estate portfolio and looking for multi-family homes to buy and hold.
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@Orrett Lawrence New Bern and surrounding areas. Also Carteret County and within 30 minutes of Greenville as well.