They will be your BOG (boots on the ground) to be able to view the property.I will say that I did buy my current primary residence abroad and it wasn't fairly complicated, I would just do some things differently than I had initially anticipated if that makes sense.

The main reason is that it is not initially set up for a Real Estate business like other “real estate-specific” accounting software.

Building strong relationships with lenders is critical and the easiest way to do that is to be easy to work with. 

Only other initial question I'll leave here is that I'm looking for REI mentors and hope to find a few on BP willing to share a few gold nuggets to those willing to slog it out in the mines the smart or hard way.

Initial Amortization Schedule: 12 years (144 months)6.

If you are looking at FHA because of credit score, then I would work on credit scores to qualify for conventional financing or see if you can get a very strong coborrower with high scores.  

I'm looking at small multifamiles and won't have an issue with capital thankfully.I am in Arkansas and looking to stay local-ish initially.

Both Charlotte and Raleigh are very strong growth markets, for all of the reasons that you mentioned.

I started by building a 12-door portfolio using the BRRRR method and self-managing initially.

We were initially looking out of state for a potential move and or investment property just because the property taxes without being able to homestead, plus high cost of insurance, and harsh weather on homes made me feel like it might not be worth it.