But perhaps you would be better served helping a local experienced investor find deals and ask them to show you exactly how they analyze deals, what's good vs bad, how do they finance (debt vs equity) etc etc and understand their business model that has a proven track record by providing value to them.

Happy to provide more details.

I am looking at 1031 possibly or just fixed refi/or use my heloc for the time being on a value add for a building 10-40 units (market dependent on price). 

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Denton County offers opportunities in suburban and college town markets, while Grayson County provides affordable entry points with cash-flow potential.

To which Id say it depends on when you bought, how you bought, what you did to the properties CapX wise, and how you managed.

It will be highly dependent on the district and licensing.

Appreciation can be found in many submarkets throughout both Charlotte and RDU, but it really depends on what you're looking for. 

Their pro formas felt optimistic with providing 6% annual appreciation and property management that is only about 6% of rent so I take it with a grain of salt (they offer their own property management services but it has terrible reviews on Yelp so I would probably go with someone else). 

If so I'd be happy to provide some insight on financing in the U.S.