Staying local and house hacking—especially now, before kids—gives you so much flexibility to set yourselves up for long-term success.Your financial foundation is super strong, and house hacking a quad sounds like an amazing first step for you two.

*Another Exciting Development in Charlotte*The Iron District is set to break ground next year (address 905 w morehead st.)The Iron District's strategic location offers easy connections to Uptown, South End, Wesley Heights, Freedom Drive, Camp Greene, I-77, I-277, and Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

It's easy to feel hopeless on acquisition side of things.

Hi Pamela,The kind of guide you're trying to create can already found all over the internet and are very easy to find and some of them, written by other real estate agencies, are pretty good.

It’s great to have you here, and it sounds like you’re in a fantastic area with lots of potential.

LOL  a softer way to say this is if your simply looking to become a landlord this is a very easy subject to read up on and learn and understand U do not need to pay someone to teach it to you. 

Easy check-in, check-out, no frills, I'm going to eat out anyway. 

We recently relocated to Phoenix last summer and I'm starting to look for recommendations for local credit unions here in Phoenix which are trustworthy, low rates, personal touch, easy/simple to work with, etc. 

How difficult or easy has it been to get tenants secured in that area?

Yes, they have some high fees but all and all such an easy process.