The commute shouldn't be that bad, traffic in North Carolina is a lot better the NAS Coronado or 32nd Street.

We went back to Denver to visit friends this summer after moving from there in '02.We didn't even recognize our own route to get to our old neighborhood.  2 lane roads are now 4, traffic tons worse, new multi colored apt buildings all up and down the rail line. 

Here are a few tips:=> Have a modern design with a clean structure, responsive for mobile=> Put photos of your properties and bio of yourself=> Check out how fast it opens =>  Have important information easily accessible to your potential customers=> Integrate Google Analytics, check your daily traffic and analyze the information e.g. high bounce rate means your potential online lead are exiting fast due to lack of interest content usually=> Focus on particular keywords, optimize for search engines=> Offer great content, quality information that is useful for your leads and check your page rank=> Build a brand utilizing Social Media e.g.

Order a third-party property inspection Make sure the property has been rehabbed to turnkey quality that will maximize your cash flow (roof and HVAC updated, ceramic tile it kitchen and bath, vinyl plank hardwood in high traffics areas, durable carpet installed in bedrooms, external fences and buildings addressed during the rehab, supply hoses replaced under the sinks, etc) otherwise your cash flow will go to maintenanceBe skeptical of the one-year tenant warranty.

Next 5, $75, then $100 and so on.re: advertisement.Not sure what area you're in but your advertisement expense won't be much if anything. craigslist and postlets should give you plenty of traffic for most areas.

If it's too close to the ground the traffic may be bothersome or it could be really convenient.9.

ONLY negative these days about Napa and north bay is traffic other than that one of the best places in the world that I have ever been to or had the privilege to live.. my 10 years at Silverado was off the charts wonderful. 

(I still wouldn't want to live there, if only because traffic infrastructure is already a decade or more behind growth and planned improvements, including new freeway interchanges on I-5 won't even be breaking ground for several years.

I call this one :The  FT&C Strategy (Forced Traffic & Conversion)Save about 2KGet a websiteStart working on SEOmake it credibletake that 2K and drive traffic to your site (while you continue your efforts on SEO)You make a deal right away.Take that money you made and put 2 K back in your pocket.

Get a "We buy houses" type of website (a template is cheap - $30/mo. at most) and use a portion of your available funds to do PPC marketing to drive traffic to the site.