It seems like it is difficult to get properties here at a enough discount to make it worth wild for a wholesale transaction or flip, in which a hard money lender or private investor would even consider a deal.

You can then finance your down payment.You can use a Partitioned Note (which I have mentioned before, but no one seems to be catching on to) where one note is made in several parts of principal that can use different amortizations so that you make contributions to principal in the earlier periods....legal in all 50 states.You can structure the same thing in any installment agreements as well, Sub-2, Contract For Deeds or L/Os, as such may be allowed in your area.Without knowing what a specific deal might be, speculation would just get wild and crazy.

place had a wild reputation.

After setting the stage and injecting your real knowledge of conventional RE transactions, not some wild idea thing, you can spring your proposal.

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. 

No evictions, makes good money.But.....she owns a hair salon....and I know how wild hairdresser types can be.....but that's a completely different story.

@Griffin Wilde Cardew I spent 6 months crunching the numbers on which market to pick and the things you mentioned are of course important. 

@Bradley Marion, That is awesome that you don't experience those wild pricing swings.

Sure we have a wild card president now but I hardly see that as a reason to sit there with concrete boots on.I would love to hear others opinions and possible additional experiences on this.

Yes, Durham has been a wild place to start learning about real estate but I love the area and am ready to work around the challenges.