In my opinion, one should start in his own area, if possible.

House hacking a 4 plex is what I often recommend to people getting started.

Hopefully the end result here is more reasonable for those involved, but even more importantly I hope that other LLs recognize that this is a shot across the bow to start following the law more carefully.

Good morning aqsaYou can find Property managers who will do that for youYes you can start with BRRR and connect with people who invest in midwest on this forum and they can guide you

This gives me some starting points.

I can't speak much for the RTP area but I do know a big tech presence is starting to take fold in that area.

Any thoughts on where the rental market will be strong once Toyota Battery plant starts operations in Liberty NC . regardsvijay 

Is anyone else interested in starting a mastermind?

When I started, deposits covered a lot of issues and there was always a battle with the former tenants and complaints. 

If they don't, you can start the eviction process to get them out for criminal behavior and lease violations.