If you buy in Madison county Rankin county and buy nicer properties you will get better managers but the cheap hard to manage props only a few will put up with the BS tenant base and all the drama associated with it..

The "pros" are already well documented on this thread, so long as you're ok with additional efforts associated with more properties. 

Something to consider is that there are a variety of programs designed to assist first-time homebuyers with the down payment and/or closing costs associated with purchasing their first primary residence. 

Going to Meetup groups, Realtor functions, Real Estate Investor association meetings, etc. 

@Kyle Hoppman we use the State LL Association for everything, leases, forms, legal support, C&B checking and networking. 55 bucks a year.

The organization has changed our lives.Lifestyles members have won the top National Apartment Association ownership award every year since 2007, competing against thousands of properties across the country. 

You buy an occupied property, you buy the risks associated with an occupied property.

Thanks.Joe Hey Joe, please check out Shockey and Associates on Jefferson Hwy.

Simply awful advice.Reach out to the local real estate bar for the Mecklenberg County Bar Association and get a referral. 

Because we are members of the local rental association, we get a discounted price from the attorney that serves the association.