I have a lot of houses (look at my profile) and have used a variety of methods to get them. 

Insurance companies have a wide variety of rules and guidelines.  

They are a  nationwide, non-QM asset-based lender that offer a variety of programs for non-seasoned and seasoned investors, including a 30-year fixed, fully amortized loan on 1-4, 5+ and commercial property types. 

This is for a variety of reasons.

Single-Family Homes are among the most popular types of real estate investment type for a variety of reasons.

Maintenance is minimal with a rock garden and tons of perennial flowers.

You should definitely look at the near Eastside / by Irvington / Little Flower for better prices but stable rents.

This could result in better, more financial stable tenants over the long run.There are a wide variety of markets to choose from, which makes things interesting. 

I had basically a menu that people could choose from to do a variety of repairs.

Ironically, most books don’t advise on how to handle the challenges because that likely doesn’t sell as many copies of the ‘feel good’ variety but good information and how people figured out the challenges is out there if you look hard enough.