I haven't done fundamental analysis of it, but I bet that area is a war zone.

Also agree that the market fundamentals there are boding very well for the next 20 years.

Start working on a following with your social media platform.

If you want your funds to stretch further than Raleigh (which I understand) you might look at some adjacent markets that still have solid fundamentals in terms of population and income growth and employer diversification.

If so, can you recommend a platform that syncs across those sites along with Air BNB?

@Daniel LaCroix unfortunately after using these platforms myself I realised getting these to work for real estate is a bit of a pain.

In general, you have come to the best platform.

Salesforce.com) as I work for a large Fortune 500 company in sales and utilize their platform on a daily basis to manage our opportunity pipelines, contacts, and deal approvals.

I've got a decent understanding on how long term (passive/semi-passive) rentals work, however I want to transition into the real estate industry full time and feel as if short term rentals will create a better platform for a business. 

Give someone like @Jay Hinrichs a HELOC like that, and he'll immediately turn around and lend that money he borrowed at 2% out to someone else at like 14%, and good for him.Quick note, HELOCs are often used as a cross-selling platform.