I also like your video tour of the beautiful homes and optional floorplans.

Ft Myers was beautiful (this was probably 15 years ago), and Houston was definitely  growing (2 years ago).I'm biased toward Raleigh because I definitely think it's a great place to own property and invest.  

My feeling is if you have a choice try to be on one of the coasts for fun and beauty and try to get in the southern half of the state.

I know after renovations, this will be a beautiful property.  

These are the things he could see upon first inspection.We plan to do all of the aesthetic work (painting, flooring, etc) ourselves but would need contractors to do the structural, electric and plumbing work.  

It seems like SFH and MFH housing depends a whole lot on quality of construction and aesthetic appeal, as houses on the same street price and sell for such different amounts.It seems like a nice Quadplex would be nice, but there is an argument for a Duplex.

I've used a dry ice blaster before it came out beautifully.

The beauty of a lease-to-own type arrangement is there is no built up equity.

@Sydney Hall, I grew up in SLO county, went to Cuesta before transferring up to SFSU, and spent most of my childhood on that beautiful coastline.. :)  We'll have a meetup there in late July when I'm back if you want to join!

I have this dream, A dream of being free from living paycheck to paycheck, working for other people in the sense of "No matter how many promotions I get, I'm still NEVER going to OWN the company I am working for.I am happily married to the woman of my dreams, and we have 3 beautiful children and a comfortable lifestyle.