We have a great handle of the city, and my day job allows me to travel to all of the smaller communities surrounding it.

Blowing in insulation to the attic on receipt will pay for itself.If it is a masonry structure there can be a whole host of nightmares surrounding deteriorating brick, especially around windows.

Looking for any seller financed deals in North Carolina or surrounding states.

My recommendation would be to look at surrounding communities that can provide you a good balance of both investment characteristics.  

I'm an investor from Maine who is beginning to source deals in Pittsburgh and surrounding boroughs.

I'm an investor from Maine who is beginning to source deals in Pittsburgh and surrounding boroughs.

Like many military bases the surrounding town is normally small rinky dink with civilians trying to take advantage of military members (loan sharks, auto dealers, gang members, and drug dealers)  Your properties will probably be relatively stagnant due to it only being a military base. 

Do you think the surrounding areas of Charlotte will appreciate? 

The property seems hardly usable, as it is surrounded by driveway (looks that way from the listing) and you can also see in your photo of the two cars in the garage, they had to be parked at an angle to fit in the door (that isn't really a 2 car garage in my opinion).Did these $1.7-1.9 mil comps have the same short falls?

The house needs some major cosmetic rehabbing--and seemingly more than most of the surrounding neighbors, so who knows about the unseen.