Purchase price: $241,500 Cash invested: $8,452 This was my family's starter home, which we kept and now rent out.

If you're active in the area or have any tips on how to break into the local market, l'd love to connect and learn from you!

As they answer these questions, use your discernment.

I recently learned that if you owner occupy a residence for part of the 5 previous years before sale, and you rent it for the remaining time, you can calculate the percentage of time the property was owner-occupied (and thus qualifies for the sec. 121 primary sales tax exemption of up to $250k for single filers) vs the time it was being rented (which qualifies for 1031 exchange) and claim both benefits. https://hcsequity.com/blog/combining-1031-exchange-with-121-....How does this work for a multi-family?

Charlotte is a great market (though it is seeing a lot of new construction this year!). 

Start with education - Read books, join local investor groups & find a mentor.

My most recent research has been on selection 8 housing and where I have been focusing my interest in learning about as of lately, is this something that you would recommend, If so why or why not?

This is not available in smaller cities.You can evaluate all these criteria from anywhere in the world using the internet.

Over the past three years, I’ve been using most of the major off-market techniques.One standout method has always been pulling data and feeding it into a call center to generate off-market leads.

This is causing a huge influx of people moving here for jobs.