I specialize in the city of Charlotte though, but I'd love to refer you to a good contact in Raleigh if you are interested please PM me!

I do have experience with significant home renovation but for a personal residence, based on my experience with this I would prefer to buy a property built after 1970 if possible but not sure if that's realistic, the only deals I could seem to find from the MLS are very old houses which I know often brings more challenges with the renovation.Would appreciate any references or suggestions anyone has, so far I've only invested in rental properties that were already in good condition bought with a loan.

Just a heads up for future reference.

I would start with the Fair Market Rents (FMR) in the county where the property is located and use that as a basis to negotiate from there.Thanks Jaycee, are to referring to the HUD website? 

Let's call them House A and House B for reference.

I was just referring people to them which has stopped. 

I learned to call others investors who referred me to trustworthy contractors.

i wasn't in a position to buy it by then so i referred them to a friend of mine and he bought it. 

If it's not included in the rent, many companies charge a flat fee to monitor & pay utilities.2) Assuming you're referring to resident benefit packages, renters insurance, and other charges for services the PMC offers to tenants. 

These are just a few basic things I'd look for.In reference to the agent, you definitely want to find the investor focused agents that does a lot of deals and lean on them for their expertise.