And that drove more building and more entry into STR investing than made sense. 

Long term rents are not as high as Raleigh, however, the cost of entry is much lower.

As a second-year college student currently working part-time, I am exploring potential entry points into real estate such as wholesaling, real estate investment, and fix and flip.

Wholesaling is the easiest barrier to entry, then single family home investing, and commercial would be a bit harder.Then, you need to look for mentors in your niche.

The housing stock is older so you have that to think about, but the entry point is generally low enough to get in and see how the market works for you. 

Real estate investment trusts are a relatively low-cost, less-complex entry point if you are new to investing in real estate.For example, Streitwise is a real estate investment trust (REIT) for accredited and nonaccredited investors.

Some attractive destinations there can easily achieve 15% ROI, and average property prices can be as low as 250k so it's an easier entry point.A lot of my friends invested in Bali and had great returns, especially if they've invested before the pandemic boom.

They promote a low capital entry investment and 100% financing where you can buy a building in a larger community.

My CPA requires Quickbooks online and it seems there isn’t an easy way to do the data entry and allocations and keep those two systems inline with all the transactions.  

In general, many people start with SFH's because they have a lower barrier to entry being that there are more of them and they are generally cheaper than multifamily.