These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

Look at crime rates, school quality, vacancy rates, and rental demand in those areas.Talk to Local Real Estate Professionals: Connect with real estate agents, property managers, and other investors who are active in the specific areas you're considering.

Meanwhile, Greensboro’s market saw a steady influx of tech professionals that helped support solid appreciation.

This will lead to many of the professionals in the same industries who already are not doing that well to fall out of competition and hence be "replaced'.

Properties still have to be managed properly and who you do business with and their professionalism matters! 

By creating pathways into skilled trades, we can pipeline our population into higher-paying, stable careers while building the capacity to support future development.

Easy value add because my girlfriend is a professional photographer. 

Building good relationships with tenants and professionals while planning for future scaling opportunities can also help you grow sustainably.Good luck!

Develop those skills. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?