House hacking

[Thomasine Scott]

I live in Houston, TX. I'm currently in the pre-approval process for a loan in order to figure out how much I can afford. I don't expect it to be much (in relation to the average home price in Houston) so i was thinking about starting out investing in condos and/or town homes. I  figure in such a large urban area they would be somewhat of a safe bet as far as being able to keep vacancies low. Any thoughts on going this route? I'd eventually like to build up to SFHs. Thoughts?