In Charlotte, I'd personally on South End, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Uptown, or areas a bit further out like Ballantyne. 

I’ve been looking into areas like Oakhurst, Mariposa, Yosemite West, and surrounding towns.If you own or manage a vacation rental in this region, I’d love to hear about your experience.

Throw your experiences in comments below; I'd love to hear success stories and/or horror stories!

@Shayan Sameer If you can service all debt and property expenses and have money left over then I'd say it's worth it.

I plan to stay in this general area for at least the next 20 years and think buying real estate would be a great way to diversify my investment portfolio.So in almost any scenario you will come ahead buying vs renting over twenty years probably well less than half of that, but the investment you are making is a long term investment you probably won’t be able to leave after a year or two and rent for more than your mortgage, I’d really think about where you want to live medium-long term, than any investment metric, because the longer you stay the better the investment looks, and if you can move out sooner great, but I’d guess at minimum you’d have to stay 5 years before rents would catch up to your mortgage. 

I'd expect and plan for this each year.

I'd use them again in a heartbeat.

I'd be happy to answer your questions and offer some advice. 

I'd love to get takes from folks who have been around the investing & development scene longer than me - The city of Denver announced yesterday that the mayor has coordinated a land swap with a private developer. 

I’ve heard this can have benefits, but I’m not sure where to start.If anyone has advice on how to proceed, I’d love to hear it!