With only two tenants to help offset, you and your partner will likely be contributing a healthy sum to make the payments, plus all the repairs, etc. 

At the moment, I believe the following tasks are NOT delegatable and remain core tasks:-Developing relationships by providing value-Getting smarter through learning, taking action and speaking with people-Being healthy - mental health and physical health through fitness/diet-Casting a vision or strategy for your life and your team's lifeSome tasks I believe can be delegated/systematized:-Finding deals - with help of brokers, wholesalers, marketing-Scheduling -through softwares like calendly-Property management through traditional property managers or digital assistantsThese are just a few that come to mind. 

Charlotte is a healthy market, there are also cheaper opps in the suburbs of Charlotte that could be attractive as well due to low barrier of entry and higher returns.

That said with this use, they will deduct a healthy remediation cost due to that risk.

It's a healthy and diverse economy with projected growth, but its also a city surrounded by open build-able land, which means it doesn't have the same kind of condensed urban core, where scarcity of land drives rapid appreciation like in other major cities. 

Over the last 30 years I’ve bought over 600 properties at foreclosure auctions, and a healthy percentage of those properties were owned by an investor who at one time thought they were making a smart real estate investment.  

Due to Jess's declining health, I quit my full-time job in IT over one year ago and only recently started working part-time again.

Any recommendations on other neighborhoods that have a healthy mix of distressed/retail properties?

Some townhomes (not condos) can be good deals;- HOA is healthy- HOA allows rentals iwth no limits.  

Rinse and repeatToday the US economy, stock market and RE market is healthy.