The area dictates the quality of renters.

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Get active in the forums, either answer questions or ask them as your abilities dictate.

To answer the question, HOA's can absolutely dictate things like the windows must be brown.

Your credit score dictates your ability to borrow, and the last 3 mortgages may require a "very good" or better score.

In the event you were managing other people's capital, the above allocation, which commonly gets referred to as a waterfall will dictate what is mandated to be paid from the total return, which then leaves essentially 'free' cash to reinvest.

Then let the numbers dictate your direction.

Investors may buy some but pricing is dictated by the owner-occupant market.

I simply have to make it work, I can't have someone else dictating my schedule (except my wife...)Good luck with your endevours.

It is the likely failure of most people's plans, not the likely success of yours, that should dictate a low purchase price.