"You attract who you are."

Upstate from Anderson to Charlotte is very attractive

while, I not a new investor things have changed a great deal , I would like to get back into the game and learn the new process and producer a lot of investors are using today I'm  like a sponge and willing to run....learn as much as possible. 

But the $700/unit rent was, for lack of any other way to say it, attractive only to a lower class of tenant.  

That produces a lot more cash flow if you're willing to put in some learning and effort.

Also, many banks are starting to repair their properties prior to listing, making the inventory that would otherwise be attractive to an investor even more scarce.

(I was a struggling musician/music producer) I set a goal to use real estate investing to help me get back to music and build an amazing home studio to start producing again and I am getting close to it!

Actually, I am an independent Executive Producer in the film industry and throughout my journey; I have built and established strong relations with a vast global network of private investors, financiers, angels, investment groups, hedge funds etc. 

And the results it gives me are attractive (.05% for 2015 and 3% for 2014, 6% for 2013). 

However, if you are an investor/buyer, the top producing agent in your area is not (always) the right fit.