Real Estate in personal name saves taxes at your personal level if planned correctly.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

I'm looking to reduce the sound between two levels of a townhome, as I rent them separately, but they were built with standard drywall on the ceiling.

Anyways- the good: For an entry-level investor, you will not have many other options.

If you are interested in investing in the U.S. market I think that there are better options depending on how much capital you have available and what level of involvement you are looking for.

I seek properties that are to some level distressed to rehab into rentals.

I would figure out the market of interest in those states and then on the micro level look at neighborhoods in the market.

Not many condos here stretch rental market to another level. 

These homes when done right are absolutely incredible and offer a level of caretaking most seniors will unfortunately never get to experience, yet deserve to.  

I know Philly at a very high level, but not the details to talk about neighborhoods.

A minority are now carrying the tax burden, and the majority are existing via various forms and levels of assistance.