My goal here is to connect with other investors in North Carolina and around the world as I start my next step in my financial independence journey.

Is it possible to get an independent appraisal done on the property ?

TONS of SFR listings in the Troost corridor heading up to the river and then curving East along independence Ave.But they present many challenges; vacancies  (due to below C market tenant pool), increased maintenance and repair costs (due to below C market), and increased cap ex due to homes in this particular region being older (many century homes).Then, even if at the end of the year it does well from a financial analysis standpoint, you may struggle to find the necessary and diligent and high performing property mgmt necessary to manage said property…so then if you self manage OOS, you will need a strong ‘boots on the ground’ team.many challenges come with these ‘$ sexy’ properties.

I decided to go independent this year and set up my own tax shop. 

And plan on decades to get to financial independence.

The overall goal is financial independence and educating and setting my boys up for success in their futures.

I also call the previous landlord by looking up the old address and trying to independently verify as much as possible before calling them.

I am an Associate Broker and I have been approached by my Broker which owns the independent Brokerage in purchasing the business.

I build in Independence Heights which is usually in the 500 and 100 year flood plain.

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