The northland MAREI meeting and the main monthly meeting at MAREI have a minimal fee, or for $99 a year you can attend all of them for no extra charge - northland is in person, the main meeting is still online, both are great ways to connect and learn. 

@Eric Smith, It really doesn't matter who you are selling your property to - unrelated or related party. 

I could say a particular town or area, but if there aren't any, many properties for sale that doesn't help. 

Don't pay ANYONE or any company a dime outside of an appraisal until the deal funds.

Depends on the town’s rules, though, so check that first.Renovation Loophole: Some places let you raise rents or get out of rent control if you do big renovations.

You have indicated a need for assistance with the Fix & Flip or BRRRR strategies.

I don't want to violate any of the self-promotion rules on this thread by specifically linking or name-dropping, but it's from a data analytics platform I am working on specifically built for tracking construction, debt, and ownership activity in the Philadelphia region.I will be posting more detailed insights soon. 

Im looking at house hacks in Raleigh or Greensboro.

Quote from @John Clark: Did you check for houses on the auction list,  or you can check with banks and look for REOs and convert that into a single family home and house hack or turn it into a Airbnb. 

They can find and screen good tenants, so you don’t have to worry about them not paying rent or taking care of the property.