Thank you all again for the variety of responses here.

No pool needed.As a frequent mountains traveler I will not consider a unit with no view and no hot tub.I am not experienced in Charleston, but from what I know these would be extras and probably not essential for renting. 

Investors can purchase a portion of several properties in the form of shares.Real estate investment funds provide you the chance to invest in real properties with a variety of rules and regulations that are specific to each region.

You also have a variety of price ranges, lending options, and markets that allow for a low cost to entry. 

My assumption is $0 rent those months other than a holiday week like Thanksgiving Christmas and Easter, where the projections are showing thousands per month.As a frequent traveler to the area, I cannot imagine much rent revenue in Jan, Feb, March, April, Nov, Dec. 

I also see this frequently around Tarrant County...like mostly Tarrant and Parker where there is a oil/gas lease in place. 

There will be some giant surprises to many there when you have to start paying engineers for frequent evaluations and making the structural repairs required.   

This can give an investor an idea of the variety of different asset classes and strategies, and allow them to come up with their own unique due diligence criteria.

In NC, that doesn't seem to be something agents do frequently. 

We frequently have properties offered to us off market in the $250k-$750k range but finding decent lenders or investors is a slight challenge.