If you are planning to contact sellers directly, Deal Machine is very good and very economical in pricing. 

It's not a migration to the town from Charlotte as suggested, although statewide growth has been consistent, Kings Mountain is a bit far from the economic gravitational pull of the Charlotte metro area, and the out-pacing in pricing is due to the casino, not so much a shelter from higher prices in Charlotte. 

ohio isn't what I talk about, I focus on Columbus which is one county but Central Ohio as a whole is the only economic driver of the entire state. 

You may not get 100% economic benefit, but you'll earn a ton in experience and build up your track record.Think of the long game, and don't get stuck on the economics of a partnership.

It’s a short term juicing that can be helpful to stave off an economic slowdown but is not and should not be used long term.

I would evaluate the decision to add a balcony based on economics and the ability to attract good tenants alone.

So you've never seen a 40-something man inherit a good chunk of change, promptly have his mid-life crisis, and squander his inheritance and what little he had?

Portugal as a whole has had huge capital appreciation over the last few years but that was mainly a catch up from the Global Financial Crisis and it was led by foreigners, notably through the Golden Visa, that's now been abolished.

I look forward to continuing to learn from the BiggerPockets community as I navigate my real estate investing journey.I’ve had some success on the eastern shore of Maryland, though even that market has started to frankly become expensive, there are still pockets of potential growth both rent & appreciation, thoigh it’s becoming harder to find, also there is a massive rental shortage out there, a county I just put a property contract on, literally has 3 properties for rent right now, but it does make rental comps quite difficult, outside of that I’ve started looking a little more into western Md and some southern pa markets but still trying to get a feel for them, overall I think in this market places that are affordableish and have some draw will do well with the continued wfh + affordability crisis but keep in mind while I think the eastern shore is actually fairly safe market for the most part a lot of rural areas definitely have boom bust potential and in theory more risk than dc metro, though the low price points do by definition tend to mitigate some of those risks. 

Tampa is a fantastic market with its strong economic growth and high rental demand.