But we also added lease options to our model which attracted a better tenant and lessened the the amount of work that it took to manage the lease option properties.So I would encourage you consider investing in your own back yard before going out of state, especially if you live in North Carolina. 

They encourage networking, discuss market trends, and discuss development strategies, aiming to support growth in the industry.Good Luck!

I'd encourage you to weigh all of your options before making final decisions.

In fact if you disagree with some of these comments, I would highly encourage you to reply to them with your own experiences and opinions as well. 

I would really encourage you to talk to your CPA to ensure you meet material participation tests and are adequately documented.

I'd encourage using it to fund a fix and flip or BRRRR.

You are getting a lot of encouragement and criticism from both sides.

I’d encourage you to go to the local events like @Jonathan Klemm mentioned. 

Quote from @Dj Hume: Hi @Nathan Frost,I’ll preface that I don’t encourage going into any inspection to request credits, it usually means your offer is overpriced.

Increase supply (or at least encourage development), and the prices will eventually come down (as we've seen in other large cities like Austin where the demand boom was followed by a supply boom - and now both sale prices and rents have gone down).