You'll generally still need some cash or liquid assets to get the deal done though even if they fund 100%. 

This telegraphs your more then liquid and not just looking to bottom-feed, and when review potentials and kick back what is realistic and viable, it shows your serious and savvy.

That stopped when I stopped using third-party cleaners, but I also started to only leave enough for the stay.I use a small Dawn hand dish liquid that I fill between guests and larger hand soap dispensers in the bath and kitchen that I fill between guests. 

Easy Street is a good option BUT you need CASH in liquid checking/savings for down payment of 20% and BIG chunk 2-3 times loan amount to buy out of a prepayment penalty.

This is perfectly fine if you are going to be living there a long time, but I see people who use a home as a stepping stool home to a larger home in future and make it very customized to their liking but then when try and sell it, it does not appeal to the masses.

Keeping your cash investment under $10K makes sense—you want to stay liquid for unexpected costs.

I would start with those that have been around a long time and are larger in size.

Generally speaking there is a reason why Condo's are of larger size.

Eric the big one for us is when trying to buy subdivision land.. and seller see's one acre being fold for 400k and they have 30 acres and now want 12 mil.. when in fact larger parcels for SFR are trading on the market at say 200k an acre.. they refuse to understand that it cost 50k or more per lot to get those lots buildable.. they just do the simple math and stick that price on them.  

Your rental pool is larger with smaller rents than with a SFH.