There are lots of nice resort-style condo communities that welcome renters in that range, though.

I simply reposted his outstanding analysis, written in John's trademark soft and politically correct style. ;)

My wife and I just purchased our 2-flat (to owner occupy) in Jefferson Park using this style of loan. 

I am under contract on a fully occupied triplex in Independence, MO that the general inspector found some electrical issues with and some concerns regarding Knob and Tube wiring.   I only have a couple days left in th...

When I was investing I was highly vertically integrated and was oriented towards doing volume so I could work with a pretty small equity %.

Some of the bigger/contractor oriented Ace hardware stores could also have, or be able to order the drive bits with about a 2 day delivery.

Look who the buyer/sellers are and you will be able to find out quickly if they run a syndication style business. 

My properties are mostly SF Houses & Townhouses or Townhouse-Style Duplexes, so no properties where one tenant's ceiling is another's floor.

The main thing with real estate investment, from my limited perspective, would be to find the niche that best suits your investment style and personality and learn everything about that niche and do it as well as possible while continuing to learn and grow both your business and career.

I want someone with proven success with style, content and timing to do a turn key campaign.