I'm new to the game and aspire to cut my teeth on a few flips before settling in to a long-term buy-and-hold strategy. 

He has put together some funky stuff for me and is in the game himself. 

Typical "skin in the game" stuff. 

Also what is your game plan and how can I help you achieve your goals in NC?

I think there would be some technological advances and a lot of design work to do this well.  20 to 30 years from now how cool would it be to remotely configure your dining room if you have family coming over for dinner or create an open configuration for friends coming over to watch a football game?

OK, Golden Game Hen.  

Clearly you don't want to go into it with the plan to learn the business then steal all of their customers but knowing the current owner's end game would be important from the beginning.

This prevents any games by tenant claiming a some form of payment was made to me to counter eviction proceedings.So far, this system has worked well.

For your first investment, the best thing you can do is team up with an experienced investor to help walk you through the process and help you get some skin in the game.

Everything else is a frivolous game of whack a mole, ie treating the problem not creating a solution.The dea has collaborated with drug cartels in bringing drugs into the country in exchange for info on the other cartels.