I lived in Carlisle for 10 years or so.

I’ve been starting my research by seeing what is being bought and what is on the market, and live nearby so would like to check out neighborhoods, but am wondering which neighborhoods I should invest in?

From Brooklyn to Florida and Mississippi, your expertise as an investor, agent, and designer is impressive.We’re excited to have you here and look forward to learning from your experiences as you work to change lives through real estate.

We live just outside of city limits and therefore Coconino county. 

(or if they're primary buyers, they don't care about yield, since they're going to live there.)i just went to visit two very distressed properties yesterday that i would buy.... if they were priced 50% lower.  

I purchased my first home through NACA to actually live in and I'm curious on how to build my RE portfolio from here.

You do not have to live in the home in order to do that!

Those agents have their ego at the expense of the relationship, and there are such agents actively participating in this thread.

South Carolina (where I live) is a great state for many things but not rental real estate.  

It's not an expensive upgrade.