I have an affiliate link if you want to request it from me to let 'em know I sent you.

The timing/ordering can be critical with the related-party limitations (which often comes into play if an affiliate purchases a property for development and then later plans to transfer the property to a new partnership/LLC set up for the project).

Eventually, you want to narrow it down to a couple of cities that you are affiliated with - having friends or families living in that city, experience living there, or simply somewhere that's driving distance from you.If you like, I can share my market study report with you.

One option that could work if your job has affiliations in the Charlotte area would be to say that your current job is transferring you to Charlotte.  

ESA are not considered petsif the ducting was free of pet dander at move in, charging for the duct cleaning due to the ESA is a legitimate cost of the ESA and is allowed to be passed on to the renter.Consider using a pet screening service such as www.PetScreening.com (no affiliation), it can discourage some unscrupulous tenants with ESAs.My view is HUD should change their current regulations regarding ESA to reduce the abuse. 

There are also a few good local Facebook groups that I'd recommend PM me for details (I'm not affiliated with them, it's just another great place to network locally). 

If a car dealership makes an email list of buyers, and those buyers have opted into the car dealerships list to be informed of new cars as soon as they become available...will it be ok to but company name and/or logo that the buyer is affiliated with, on my car dealership page?

Become a realtor (a good way to find good deals), start a Youtube channel or blog about some aspect of investing that gets you excited, and it will make money via affiliate marketing.ThenOnce your area is narrowed down, listen to some more podcasts to learn more deeply about the subject.

See below for the underwriting exception language from Freddie Mac's Small Balance program:When owner occupied or owner affiliated unit (non‐income producing), underwritten DCR is less than minimum programmatic market DCR (without owner’s unit income included in NOI) or less than 1.00x DCR (without owner’s unit income included in NOI) but includes collection verification of owner occupied unit rent to single asset borrowing entity or base recourse.

(I am not affiliated with this firm -- just thought the information might be helpful to you.)