I am interested in beginning my real estate journey by buying my first rental property in North Carolina in 2025. 

To date my annualized return has been north of 30%, so you can do quite well.  

Hi Vida,Based on your goals and budget, here are some suggestions for building a small home with a business space in the Atlanta, South Carolina, or North Carolina areas:Building options:Modular homes: These can be a cost-effective option, allowing for faster construction and potentially lower costs compared to traditional building.

We have also been looking in our area, but are beginning to expand our searches to North Idaho and other states. 

Coming out from the Advertising industry in the city for the past 10 years i'm now situated out east on the north fork of Long island and looking for make moves in this region in real estate.Looking to connect with likeminded people and start to grow a network and community around me.

I'm Jason from North Carolina, passionate about real estate investing for 3 years now.

Quote from @Patrick Drury: @Doronda PlacideJoin local real estate investor associations in your area and check Facebook for local meet-ups so you can network with investor-friendly agents or even wholesalers in your market that find dealsSome good ones are the Westbank Real Estate Investors Meetup that meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month (details here wbrealestateinvestors.com)North Shore REIA in CovingtonSt Bernard MeetupNOREIAI go to all of them and they are good. 

I was really interested in a 1/1 on top of a hill (had a bit of a view) but was several miles north of Hochatown, so was talked out of it by my realtor.

There are lots of vacant lots offered in Phila (mostly in North and SW Phila, that are duds of investments with no promise of short term or longer term upside). 

If anyone has any advice on starting construction, good place to find cheaper trim, doors, cabinets LVP etc, or even people in the Minneapolis/north metro that you would recommend for the job I would love to hear it.