I'm in the midwest and am helping my sister and mother to manage the sale of my mom's house in western New York State.

@Tom Murray The rehab took a little longer than we would have liked and put us into the beginning of the winter which is a hard time to get the units rented in New York.

I talked to the local police department precinct involved in the area and the officer thought the right owner could raise the bar for the neighborhood and that the crime they investigate are the usual domestic disturbances or the occasional car break-in and that the neighborhood is pretty good. 

It's almost impossible to find a "1%" single family home in New York.

It can be $100 to $500 an hour or more (New York ;-) Anyway, you need a basic attorney service (closings, reading contracts, advice) so it should be on the low end for your area.

A family member is a foreign person (foreign national living outside the US) and he owns real-estate in New York City.

He had me walking around to Real Estate offices handing out chocolate bars and talking loans, trying to get some referrals.

In the event you are looking to buy with the end buyer's money... meaning not bringing funds to closing, I think the odds of finding an NC attorney to perform this NC Bar violating function are low, maybe zero.

Anyway I look at this thing, barring something catastrophic happening, I can’t lose money on this deal.

I recommend Esen Edip of Kensington Vanguard in New York City.