Someone I know has a condo in North Center/Roscoe Village area, good street, nice 3 unit building.

The money I receive from the down payment along with some other cash I have, I am looking at about 200-250k that I would like to invest in North Carolina.

If you were interested in the Park St property in Dover....that is a C class neighborhood, you may find similar a little further north.   

I am interested in investing in single and multi-family homes in the North Central Washington area with emphasis on Wenatchee.

The north and east side of the twin cities seem to have more deal options so you'll probably be in luck.

My name is Kenneth Rocker and I'm currently a graduating senior at North Carolina A&T State University.

however, what this does in dramatically decreases his cost because he does not have to go through the construction aspect nor the money for using the architect for each individual lot and that added costs of construction.  

Then there are all of the college in North Carolina you might not be too far away from you could try as well.

It will probably take an off market deal or I heard on one podcasts of a couple in North Jersey getting an REO within the first 12 days while the bank was holding it as a part of a first time home buyers program. 

The light rail system is called the T and the dedicated bus line has stations as well.Areas closer to the North Shore are also picking up a bit.