If you are managing this yourself, you are off to a great start.

If you are unsure, to start, hire a property manager and don't let the tenants know you are the owner. 

Property management - maybe 3-4k/year.

A VA can help you compile lists of potential wholesalers, manage follow-ups, and even track responses from your marketing efforts—freeing you up to focus on high-level strategy and deal analysis.Hope these ideas help!

Using 50% rule (expenses excluding P&i is 50% of rent) here are the numbers;1800 (rent) - $900 (expenses) - 1468 (heloc) = negative $568/monthAt your rent point with that size unit, your expenses will ve less than depicted by the 50% rule, so let’s use a likely more accurate 40%1800 - 720 (expenses) - 1468 = negative $388/monthNow let’s imagine you self manage and you time is not worth anything (I strongly recommend believing your time is worth less or worth less than a quality PM would charge) with 8% further reduction so expenses are down to 32%1800 - 576 (expenses) - 1468 = negative $244/month. 

Section 8 and multifamily aren't for the faint of heart and can be challenging for novice investors both in managing and reselling.

If there is a property manager, your success rate is going to be very low.   

The growth of 1.6 million additional residents will require investments in infrastructure, housing and transportation, the organization added.The numbers were provided by the group’s research team with data from the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management and the South Carolina Department of Revenue.

And will you be utilizing property management firms to help out? 

Also thinking about wholesaling as a means to build capital  @Makani Donaldson Do you know anyone in your market that owns MTRs and LTRs that manages their own properties and needs help?