Are employers moving in, is the population growing, is the average household income high, does it have good market fundamentals?

The market research and development can be intensive, but there’s growing demand in many areas, especially near popular natural destinations.Best of luck! 

Keep growing your side hustles like flipping cars and reselling to increase your savings.

My dad was an estate attorney, I saw mistakes like this over and over growing up and still do today.

It sounds like you've done a lot to improve the property already, and with a good location near a growing downtown, it has strong rental potential.

This will help direct your search to the right areas, property types and price point.If you're purchasing all-cash, skip that step.Depending on your goal and preferred timeline for closing, the majority of your time should be spent searching for and analyzing deals.Searching: Look at public listing sites; connect with an investor friendly agent and choose 1 to work with who can search MLS and off-market inventory; for additional off-market options, consider growing your own database of wholesalers and homeowners Analyzing: Your agent can send comps and you can also search public listing sites for sold homes.

You can directly contribute to improving the area, helping residents access safer and better-quality living conditions.Hopefully, this gives you another avenue for real estate investment in a growing market like Charlotte.

Anything in a B or better area and in a growing market, I would keep. 

In fact as the fiduciary your responsibility is to grow the account as quickly and effectively as you can.  

I have personally observed that being an active investor grows your money much faster as well.