Debt financing was our main preference, but we wanted to ask about partnerships to keep our options open.

I prefer the property to be vacant so I can use my connection to place their contractors in the property.

Can someone refer me to a real estate attorney that works with investors, fix & flip, buy & hold, and wholesalers in Fayetteville, NC preferably but in the Greater North Carolina Region will suffice, Raleigh/Durham etc....

You need money, experience, or luck, and preferably all 3. 

I was wondering if it would be preferable to find a partner here on BiggerPockets that is local to the market, or if it would be better to go with a Turnkey company that services the area. 

For resale/marketing for renters, I hear more buyers preferring gas. 

I would start looking now because most sellers do not prefer VA loans to conventional and may take you longer to find a property.

Preferably a long-term rental/hold, but flipping isn't out of the question should a deal present itself.

We require two years rental history and prefer two landlord references (current and previous).

Wholesaling will allow you to take off-market deals that you secure through your preferred marketing method and then assign them to a buyer for an assignment fee.