So, do you have any advice for a first-time house-hacker wishing to jump into the appreciating deep end and swim with the sharks? 

Live here, though.I'm deep in the RTP area, too, investment wise.

I didn't dig too deep here, but at least one SC county notes on their website that your interest in the property doesn't actually vest until after the expiration of the redemption period. 

That is how fast things are changing.The more I think about this, the more I realize how deep the impact will be on our job market.

As we start to do a deep dive of the market, we would like to connect with fellow investors to get the lay of the land, insights on where to start poking around, areas to avoid, what strategies are working for them, etc.

HML outfits usually have capital partners with deep pockets. 

As many others have recommended, I would definitely do some deep research into an area to understand what housing rates and property taxes look like in the areas you are interested in.

 @Stuart Udis:OK, yes new investors- not deep pockets.

Unless.... your happy to be VERY cash-deep into it and ready to absorb the hit's of a LOT of time delays and additional expenses or cost over-runs.

But all of this was when LPs were not diving deep because distributions kept coming monthly, an email was sent on a given day each month, and the only accountability needed was hitting projected returns, which was pretty easy in a bull market.Now, with more scrutiny from LPs and distributions not coming, those surface level emails are proving to not be showing much.