Quote from @Sara Valentine: I have rented my personal home as a fully furnished/lots of amenities 3 month rental jan, feb, and march the past 3 years.

This, in turn, allows for higher rental rates or quicker sales, directly impacting the ROI.I could remember when an investor purchased an old, three-story commercial building at  a bustling downtown area.

@Ashish Gambhir like most have said it will take some creativity or a lot of work to get a cashflow rental in the Triangle. 

We're currently using Innago for all our rentals.

We mostly buy rentals but will do an occasional flip in a market with strong sales comps.The markets buy in are DFW, OKC, Tulsa, Houston, Little Rock, Memphis, San Antonio and Birmingham metros. 

I would recommend what is your plan and strategies too on the rental.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

-A2 also has rental registration and inspection.  

My fiancé and I are going to be building our first rental property this spring.

@Kyle LipkoRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?