I'm the single breadwinner for my family (2 kids) so I don't know if I'd have the time and energy to both run this rental and manage my work so I can reach the income level to handle the bigger mortgage comfortably.I feel like this chance for us to have a rental property with positive cash flow won't come often so I really want to explore it.

I would also consider being a bigger fish in a smaller pond.

I heard about bigger pockets from a friend of mine that has successfully built and rented multiple properties in our area. 

These special assessment were thousands of dollars, and there was no sufficient reserves from the monthly fees to cover these large biggers, so the owner were required to cover the shortfalls out of pocket, what a great way to ruin your cash flow and ROI.There are benifits to condos, including tennis courts, playground, swimming pools, club houses, and fitness facilities. 

@Brian KingHi Brian, Welcome to Bigger Pockets!  

Delays only create bigger problems.3.Start simple—cash flow is king.

@Sebastian Bennett thank you for your response but I didn’t just create my account with bigger pockets.

I came across Bigger Pockets and am thankful for all of you and the podcasts. 

The smell has not dissipated, pointing toward a bigger problem than one shampooing can fix, and because the living room carpet was still full of indents from the previous furniture it is unlikely that the carpets were properly shampooed.

If you are someone who has a bigger portfolio that you manage I would suggest appfolio or yardi.