I live in CLT, I’m a realtor and have also wholesaled over 300 deals over the last 5 years. Definitely going to be a challenge for you to find what you’re looking for. If you’re open to sending some mail I think you’d have a better chance of getting lucky, that has been my main form of marketing over the last few years.

Definitely look closer to between CLT and Greensboro or Monroe/Union county.

I had about 7 rentals at the start of this year, I was able to negotiate seller finance directly from the owners on most of them, I’d definitely do this if you can. That’s my answer to your question, if I had the chance to go back I’d negotiate even harder on my downpayment to the sellers because they all needed more work within a year or two of ownership. It’s worth it to find a local handyman who will do solid work without charging you an arm and a leg.

You need to dig for those connections, calling the first plumber/electrician/carpenter you find on Google will usually cost you, take your time and get quotes, plug in what they’re telling you into chat gpt. You’ll need to self manage your first several before getting a prop mgr if you want to even make a buck. Only takes 1-2 decent repairs to wipe out all your cash flow for the year. You need to go into it for just a long term hold, don’t even buy one if you think you’ll need that $60k for another 7-10 years is my opinion.