There are quite a few investors of all varieties here on BP from the Charlotte area.  

I was initially interested in doing that myself but decided to get into flipping instead for a variety of reasons.

But you'll find a variety of every type of investor on the site, and everyone is amazingly helpful.

There are a variety of benefits of using credit cards and doing rehabs and flips are among them.

Sadly, despite what the gurus and late night infomercials might tell you, you aren't likely to make money in real estate without some money -- or lots of time and patience -- to begin with.I'm new to direct marketing, and there are hundreds of different things I want and need to try before I determine what my response rate and conversion rate likely are.For example, different sized envelopes/paper, color vs b/w, handwritten vs typed vs combination, biz card or no biz card, URL or just phone number, 100 different varieties of text/length of text/marketing angle, different color envelopes/paper, return address label on the front of the envelope or back, etc.I'll probably send 100,000 pieces before I know what works pretty well versus what doesn't work very well.

I don't want super fancy ones, just postcard size and light colored pastel varieties(sp?).

As a Property Manager in the Pheonix, AZ market I have a variety of vendors.

Personally, I think LLC's and other vehicles are very valuable for a variety for reasons.

So- I am now exploring buy and hold small (2-4 units) multi-family rentals in the greater Cleveland area.I have read many of the forum threads about a variety of topics, including the Cleveland ones.

As both a real estate investor and a contractor whose business is built almost entirely on working with and for out of state investors, I get to partner with and learn from a wide variety of people from all over the world.