The good places to start investing at the moment are places within a 10 min drive from main urban centers, and which have different types of residents (not just tourism, not just workers, etc).Feel free to reach out in case we may be of assistance.

I am working with a nonprofit organization that will be using this home for a program that is geared strictly to homeless veterans to find them suitable housing and assistance with finding jobs.

Offer to be his/her assistant for free, do all the stuff he/she hates doing, and learn the business from them.

.- is your mentor unable to provide referrals, insight, assistance?  

@Shannon Wright can assist ~ the property may have to go through probate...

Even then you would still need to actually go get the license and maintain it.   

If you ever need assistance or guidance with financing options for your project, feel free to reach out.

Hi Jonathan- We are also in Greensboro doing property management; fix and flips; STR and Mid Term Rental management; assisting local investors with finding, purchasing or selling investment properties, etc. 

@Tyler Jahnke, no problem I was happy to assist.

Quote from @Shane Haas: Looking at purchasing a foreclosure cash (with help from parents), and then financing the home shortly after renovations are made. 3 questions: Are their issues with them giving me funds to assist with purchase?