I am trying to decide on the following areas between AZ and NC, would love to connect and get valuable inputs.

Drive around your area and find homes that are currently being remodeled (big dumpster outside, several crews/contractors) get out of the car and see if the investor is there if not talk to guy in charge and network with them. 

It was a no-brainer to get into our first investment with all the savings we had from our IT jobs.

To get the property ID from the urls the code generates, you can set up a new column in excel that splits the url to get the last part (the property id).

Only do that though if you can pay it off or get close to paying it off within a couple of years before the interest rate changes. 

Congratulations, you get to share your partners tax burden and pay the depreciation recapture at ordinary income rates. 

Any tips for a newbie getting started it this?

These days most PMs don’t involve their clients in Tennant selection.They’ll get photos taken. 

Look for warning signs like wall cracks, misaligned doors, or uneven floors, and always get an inspection from a structural engineer (not just a foundation repair company).

I want to try and get ADR and occupancy market data.