The catch is, her job dictates where we land, so I'm unsure of the exact market yet.That being said, I have two main goals:Get started with my first few deals: Ideally, I'd like to invest locally (whichever US city we end up in).

On one end is the cheapo bastard that wants to try to squeeze every dime they can out of you, and on the other is the ones that think because they're paying "good money" they can dictate your life terms to you.

Do insurance company dictate this decision?

The reality is a good real estate investor masters a number of strategies and let's the deal dictate the best path forward. 

Homes will always sell for the amount the market dictates.3.

@Srinath GopinathanThey will stipulate what is common area property and what is the unit owners responsibility.Also covenants will dictate things like no gas grills and other things that can and cannot be done so they can properly insure and not over or under insure

And what you qualify for will dictate a lot of your search as well.The path forward is pretty simple.

I want the location to dictate what I find and not the companies I find to dictate what is a “good” location.I want turnkey as it’s less of a roadblock to entry.

For example In Norristown PA, a nearby not good area, section 8 will pay $1300/month for a 3-BR, whereas free market in that area would dictate something closer to $700 perhaps.Paying for tenants is likely on the edge of legality, but I can understand the motivation.

It'd be helpful to know what you're looking to accomplish with a system as that dictates choice of which one to go with as they are all a little different.