And while BP and the forums are top-notch, I'd really like to sit down with someone that knows the RDU area and pick their brain.Thanks for everything you guys do, it definitely doesn't go unnoticed.

In reality, SEO (in terms of optimizing your pages) is only a small piece of the puzzle nowadays.

Just piece together what you can get.

I can imagine him, Ozzy Osborne, Geeze Butler and Tommy Iomi kicking it up a notch in there. 

Seriously, why would I want a POS piece of property?  

I'd check with a real estate attorney to confirm this piece of information.

They are choosing to use your rent money for other things, it's your job to enforce your lease to the letter, otherwise it is just a piece of paper with no real consequences. 

What you may be best off doing is offering to partner with an experienced investor, with you bringing some knowledge, while they're bringing experience to the table, and offer a slice of the pie (typically the bigger piece, or 50/50 since you are a newbie) and they'll bite, as they're not yielding time, possibly money, but rather their wisdom and experience alone!

I would remove the random pieces on carpet.

In my case, I'm still going to get asset protection for my first property because in California, even having a tiny piece of equity still is a sizeable chunk of money.Should You Get an LLC For Your Real Estate Business?