I'm a small fish and new at this too but the exponential growth in my knowledge is incredible.

Haha my Girlfriend thinks I’m nuts for going into crawl spaces and attics.

I have some experience in real estate and like you I am finding Charlotte might be a tough nut to crack.

its where I plan to spend my summers in my retirement years you can find me fishing on lake Davis.. or hiking up a the buttes ..

HelloI'm from Brazil and I will be giving a lecture about fishing in Brazil at the Brazilian Consulate in Atlanta.Looking for a real estate meet up group during 8 to 12 JULY. 

The main caution here would be, you can't get to your rental in short notice, or cheaply, so you'll have to rely on / trust others to manage your asset, this can be hard for many people to do.The Jersey Shore isn't a bad one, lots of demand, its not a year-round market, but you can make your entire nut renting it out in the peak summer months, then use it for much of the spring/fall, and reserve a couple weeks during the summer as well.

and some fishing but most decamp for Alaska about now.. 

I'm going nuts knowing I have to wait 2 years in order to start investing due to lack of capital and other resources.

I do like the fact that with direct ownership I have a lot of control over what can be done to adjust income, but I also accept that I might be too small of a fish to survive in the pond.

The proper use of tax planning and asset protection with trusts and LLCs with proper designated elections is the nuts snd bolts.