Encourage him to set long-term goals, connect with mentors, and use educational resources while keeping the learning process fun and balanced with other activities to prevent burnout.

My plans in Charelston SC that tend to be custom will take 60 to 90 days and cost 10k or so. but they still get check sheets to..

Opportunity zones can offer great tax incentives that encourage real estate investors to invest in underutilized and low-income communities.

I considered encouraging my son to do that.

Furthermore, I noticed that any initial email I sent out to a sponsor was responded with them encouraging me to set up a time to discuss the business with them.

I would encourage you to take a trip to the market you plan to invest in and tour some houses in the neighborhoods that you are looking at. 

I would encourage you to break it down into. 1) single or multi family 2) Buy and hold vs flip --I would definitely buy and hold if you have limited knowledge when it comes to property repairs (you can always flip later).  

We have a lot of customers at the moment who are strongly considering lifting their homes.

That's great that the bank who currently holds the note wants you on 20 year or 15 year amortization, they view you as a captive customer, they don't have to earn your business any more, as far as they are concerned. 

But we also added lease options to our model which attracted a better tenant and lessened the the amount of work that it took to manage the lease option properties.So I would encourage you consider investing in your own back yard before going out of state, especially if you live in North Carolina.