I want to be able to easily keep an eye on the property.   

I am so damn anxious when will HEB and other commercial development kick in, dont know why it takes so long just for a grocery outlet to come...Maybe Elon needs to send a nasty email or tweet to HEB CEO and also tag Home Depot, Walmart, Starbucks etc lol....its about time this area catches up to NA

Google Voice numbers can be regenerated and once you’ve been scammed and catch on, the scammer will change their number and you won’t be able to contact them. - They won’t be local, familiar with the property or able to meet you at the property.

The number of eyes that are on "the Charlotte metro" market from out-of-state and out-of-town investors is extraordinary.

This issue is more prevalent if you do out of state real estate investing, especially when you are renovating, you have to trust either the general contractor's words or you would ask your real estate agent to check up on it every once in a while (if the agent is kind enough to do so), and if you are lucky, you have a friend/family member within the area.This got me thinking, would a trusted local person be your eyes and ear that has your back be valuable to you?

I was actually noticing that while searching around, MF were pretty scarce but i have no problem adjusting my strategy to incorporate SFRs as there were a few that looked promising. 

Since HELOCs have adjustable rates they will often catch people off guard when they adjust.

See some honest potential in updating it, I have a good eye for good, clean, economic design.

I think it should be fairly easy to find a place renting out for even less than $1000 if you look around, with the same eye as you look for investment deals. 

I think you're right; I just need to be consistent with what I'm doing and keep my eye on the prize.