It is the economic hub after all. if the precises are challenging try Hamilton, Tauranga and Wellington. 

The biggest question is whether or not you and your mother are willing to move 20-30 minutes down the road.Saint Pauls NC has a nice 1200 sq.ft. house listed in the mid-$20s that you should be able to get up to speed without too much money as long as you know someone who will do plumbing work for you cheap.If you have approximately $20K, you ought to be able to find something in your price range in rural NC, but it might not be in your immediate vicinity.Good luck,

Severe challenges with their interconnectivity with AirBnb and Wheelhouse API's

Thanks for your advice @Noel Challenger!

That will be one of your bigger challenges along with slightly elevated taxes and water rates.

Also, there seems to be something psychologically challenging for good tenants who get a brand new 1-year lease in front of them that makes them go out and see what else they can get, whereas they seem to forget that they're renters if you just let it go M2M on expiration. 

Ugly-The biggest thing that blows up a solo 401k is not running the plan like a 401k- not following the regulations and reporting requirements.

Biggest thing to me to have in a contract is a severability (however it’s spelled) which states that if anything in this contract is deemed illegal, the remaining clauses of said contract still apply.This doesn’t warrant putting whatever you want in there, I’d at least try to have a standing contract, but with this clause, it really saves you on litigation if there’s some iffy parts of your contract.

The biggest issue is to install fire escape (second means of egress) for the 3rd floor unit. 

It's challenging and frustrating and EXPENSIVE, but for me, it's worth it.