Gastonia, NC and Rock Hill, SC which are both in commuting distance to charlotte are good markets to be in with great demographics.

I'm currently in the process of finding my next deal and I've been looking at Memphis and Little Rock for strong cash flow markets.

With the amount of money floating around now, it would be hard to toss a rock into any of these and not hit a legitimate lender with whom you can have a real conversation.

I'd avoid anything that will grow as tall as the windows, except something like boxwoods or yews that you'd trim.Just as important as the plants is whether you use rock or mulch. 

My wife Katie, being a rock star real estate agent and house flipper, lent the Schlag's some of her expert design advice.

Most people I work with live in primary markets (as opposed to Birmingham, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, Little Rock, Jacksonville, Ohio, or other secondary or tertiary markets) where the Rent-to-Value Ratios are under 1%.

I can't speak to other parts of the country, but Jacksonville is rocking along.  

The property they focus on are more expensive than the typical turnkey provider, even in cashflow markets like Little Rock and Memphis.

For fun I play guitar and train Brazilian jiu jitsu.

It is like the stickers you see on trucks that say not responsible for rocks etc. hitting other vehicles.