We even got their name, as one of three, from the local distributor of the product.  

When the local/state government turns on you and you need to bail on your market. 

EXAMPLE: a local HC has a single comcast email address for their entire office - mysteriously, they seem to be always losing emails and asking us to resend multiple times.The good news is they finally increased their max rental amounts a few years ago, so they are now more competitive. 

In my experience..from what I read in Forbes..it’s not unlike discovering a great local coffee spot: once you find one that nails the roast and atmosphere, you tell everyone who’ll listen.

Instead, I'd just rely on a CMA (comparative market analysis) of renovated properties in the area from your realtor unless you have local MLS access yourself to run the report. 

Hi Jonathan- We are also in Greensboro doing property management; fix and flips; STR and Mid Term Rental management; assisting local investors with finding, purchasing or selling investment properties, etc. 

@Jonathan Klemm is also a good local resource who is active on here.

Can be local or not...

I think there's still a lot of room in the country to do this successfully and where the locals can also benefit.

I work as an acquisitions associate with BPG Holdings, a local real estate investment fund in Alexandria, and also work as a realtor for our fund's brokerage team, assisting clients with investment properties in the D.C. metro area.I've recently created a series of reports focused on the city of Alexandria and its sub-market development prospects, which I believe alongside other macro trends will make the city an amazing buy-and-hold investment for real estate investors.