I will say that the reason I chose to start a business rather than a non-profit for a sustainable goal was that I think for-profit businesses can often produce more leverage and throw more weight around.

It is your house, you can choose the best tenant that fits your needs to produce the lowest risk of non-payment.3) Im not all too familiar with Raleigh, but I know compared to Onslow County, it is more expensive.

For rental properties generating 1-4% income yearly,what are the main characteristics you look for prior to investing?

If this is not possible and they start giving you escuses, tell them you need to make money from the property and right now it is not producing.

Our elderly neighbor moved out and sold the home to a couple that is currently renovating the property and has produced a common drive agreement from 1953.

Go after the low hanging fruit and the investments that produce outsized returns (i.e. will a $400 used washer/dryer lead people to pay $25 more per unit per month in a 3 family property - because that is 225% per annum). 

I guess I should mention that I am also a top producing realtor if that helps any.

Well, if you're looking at comm income-producing property, hard to do a DCR without some operating numbers on the property.  

Some Tax advantage and some not but as far as being invested in debt or income producing real estate I'm don't have any exposure and I'd like to fix that.A  piece of me also says this is a single family residential and will have good resale value and liquidity so I'm not pinched if I need to get out.

I love them, because they are simple to use and produce clean, understandable results.