You won't find one PM that hits all 3 markets as there is a pretty decent distance between the 3.

People will sleep on it if it is decent and allows them to stay with the family.

If the answer is yes, then it's a no brainer to make minimum payments on your 2.8% interest rate mortgage, and use the funds that you would have paid extra to pay it down faster, to either invest in more real estate, the market, or anywhere else where you can get a ROI > 2.8%.If the answer is no, then feel free to aggressively pay it down as fast as possible, to become debt-free faster, and just have a large amount of money in savings or to splurge with.The bottom line is that your 2.8% mortgage is GOOD debt.

You're going to have to locate markets that have a decent price to rent ratio.

The narrative that these are cash flowing properties is aggressively pushed by everyone who benefits from these transactions...turn key operators....brokers....pm's but its incredibly difficult for the non hands on buyers to operate these homes for a sustainable period of time.

We also have a decent amount of breweries, UNC Charlotte, two lakes and the Catawba river, the White Water Center, major league football, soccer and basketball teams and minor league hockey, baseball and women's soccer league so there's always something to do. 3.

Are there any good up and coming areas that you think are decent long term holds for a primary house?

Either can work, propstream will be more affordable  but is propstream as good as data tree finding vacant land. i am on propstream looking and cannot seem to find anything decent , and i am looking in areas where i know vacant land is

If you are in a decent area where appreciation is on your side, its better to bite the bullet now, hold, and reap the benefits in the near future!

Last August a decent pre-foreclosure opportunity came available on the MLS and my agent took us to see the home and submitted two offers below asking that were too low for the seller at the time.Apparently the seller was able to avoid foreclosure and the home delisted after it didn’t sale.