Development is about 20 blocks away but moving quickly.

But that is an active strategy and you have to know your market really well to be successful (not just block by block but house by house really), and you have to know construction, design trends, rents in the area, maximum ARV that the location will support, have good people skills and connections to tradespeople, etc.

Don't want to be in a 3 city block area of the same duplex building, its hard to differentiate and harder to control, unless youre gonna buy all 3 blocks then by all means!

Beyond the project itself, effective scaling also requires strategic management of your funding; since every direct lender has exposure limits on new borrowers, working with a hybrid lender (who can also broker to outside capital partners) ensures you're never blocked from funding your next great deal, allowing you to truly "rinse and repeat" your investment strategy.

Moderators blocked my message but there is a networking event soon in Raleigh. 

There is a comp on the block at $4,500 per BP rent estimator but it is larger with 4 bed and 3.5 bath.

Define your target block by block, verify rents and rehab with real comps and contractor bids, and hold your standards even when deals feel scarce.

And although we're mountains (ski in/out), we don't do plaids, leather, or moody colors, lol.

Like a Dave Ramsey book on budgetting that should just say if you don't have the money don't buy it on the first page and then you can include crayons or for an extra $20 magic markers with coloring book pages.  

Just note that Reunion does have restrictions on amenity usage for guests if you don't use their pre-selected preferred managers (who of course charge much higher rates thanks for their quasi-monopoly).I own in that area and manage a bunch as well, happy to connect if you want advice.Its on gathering St 7000 block