Everyone from all over the country (as you can tell by the forum posts) are looking at Greensboro, NC as a cash flowing market.You may have an advantage being from Greensboro, NC because you may know of an off market deal, but aside from that, I struggle to think that you would be able to find an MLS, small multifamily deal that needs little work that is less than 200k.Maybe something you could do is draw a circle on Zillow at approximately 120 miles around Durham, NC and look for properties that fit your criteria (small multifamily, less than 200k).Then you could maybe find some areas where those criteria are possible and see if you would be interested investing in those areas.Hope that helps!

As most people who are just starting out in their real estate endeavors, I find myself struggling to decide on what and where my first deal should be. 

This is my struggle and why a proper ARV is so important.

Usually I'm a numbers guy, but I'm struggling here so I'm definitely going to put more time into this.I'm able to buy 4plexes for around 380k right now that are renting for around $3200/mo that I'm expecting to be around $3700-3800/mo by the end of the year.  

This is a common belief, that we struggled with when we first started!

We have been struggling with what to do next on the housing front We've gotten close to buying a place a few times but backed off (including once where we had an accepted offer but got cold feet over a sizable appraisal gap).We'd initially been exploring either a condo ($1-1.2M plus HOA fees) or a single family home in a less desirable suburb for ($1.2-1.5).

My current struggle, is finding balance and finding where I fit into our REI dream, as my husband and I are in this together.

It is my firm belief that the sooner you accept this fact, and come to terms with it, the sooner you have an actual chance of becoming successful.If your born skill is to drive for dollars, and you are SICK behind a steering wheel, and you decide to do door knocking, you will FOR EVER be struggling, no matter how good you are at knocking on that door.

My only struggle is figuring out what at what prices (Discount % / Profit %) are investors in my area looking for and wanting to buy.

Yes you are in a very good position to get this done.What is the biggest struggle for investors?