A friend of mine lives near Kings Mountain and he swears they are still going to build the casino down the road from him. 

The votes generally work to promote value-added posts...but the ineffective internet gutter posts get voted up too.

I plan to put in around $10k to modernize it and bring to comps renting for $1,300 per month, which includes all bills (water, internet, etc. )With the improvements to the area, I can see it being a long buy and hold play. 

@Luis Barberi That is also a good thing, it will probably be a little difficult unless the company has enough size to be talked about on the internet, but either way, be very diligent and aware and you will do great.

Internet, mail, newspaper, print, signs, business cards, door knocking, etc etc etc.......

Given I plan on doing a lot of traveling at the same time, I'll probably end up need a property manager running most things (incl. finding tenants).I'm of course going to do more internet searching for a lot of this information and continue doing more research around here over the next couple weeks, but if there's any immediate 'gotchas' I should be watching for or things I should get rolling now because they take time (e.g. setting up appointments to see places, getting mortgages pre-approved). 

Of course, you can do that all at home through the internet, but in our view, its far better to drive around, we love it, get a feel, something you don't get just thru the internet.We decided not to initially invest in Philly, 2-1/2 hours way, and get less cash flow in NY.

My friends were amused when I wondered how I would deal with the loss of my Internet connection (which could be serious when doing online investing).

I also thought SeaTac had a reputation as being "blue collarish" but it reportedly is right in the middle of Seattle and Tacoma offering great path to progress and easy commute to Seattle (via rapid transit)....Alaska Air's HQ is right next to property and there are massive expansion plans, which looks to be a plus...On the other hand, I cannot help wondereing how many potential tenants want to  next to an airline construction activity and a casino.

Keep in mind he copy and pasted something from the internet that he indicated his lawyer sent him.