Better to buy a condo or SFH for a real estate investment?

[Richard V.]

I am a newbie looking at making an out of state purchase to begin the path towards building a real estate portfolio.  Los Angeles is cost prohibitive to where I can be cash flow positive.  However, out of state has presented some good opportunities.  I was looking at using home equity to make the initial investment.  Am I missing something else here and would a condo be a better play vs a single family home? Thank you for all of your help!