There were other issues: parking was on the lighter side, access was right in right out on a boulevard style street. 

Below is your October 2025 Charlotte market update — including exciting infrastructure news​ and a snapshot of the tightest rental markets across the region.​Infrastructure Spotlight: Charlotte’s Rail Trail Bridge ProjectConstruction is officially underway on the long-anticipated Rail Trail Pedestrian Bridge over I-277, a $16–21 million project that will connect Uptown Charlotte to South End via a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge.Quick facts:-The bridge will span ~280 feet across I-277, linking the Brooklyn Village (Stonewall) Station area in Uptown to the Charlotte Rail Trail under the East Morehead Street bridge.

You have no control over neighboring property.This can vary street by street but the median household income in Avondale is about as low as anywhere in the country; so, that may take full time hands on management from a local investor with extensive experience in this class of property.

I'd recommend focusing on brick homes on good streets that need $20k-$40k rehabs.

Create columns for Name, email, cell and even Street Address, City, State, Zip and then contact info: Last Contact, Relationship, Status.Then start calling these people.

One is listed down the street for $380k, but it also has a garage for each unit, mine only has car port. 

I was looking to secure only one of them.For now I landed on a rehabbed turnkey SFH in a neighborhood and street with majority of owner occupied through a provider I work with often. 

This feels like divorcing your current awesome spouse just because you found some interesting things in some random person on the street! 

Underwrite income first, then sanity‑check cap rates by submarket; prioritize blocks with stable schools, off‑street parking, and low renovation exposure.

There is a unit across the street from ours that is being advertised through Zillow by a real estate agent for just under 4 months now that and has received Zero inquiries let alone any submitted applications.