These tend to have less management headache but still have strong returns and tax benefits. 

Because rents here tend to outpace inflation over time.

We tend to stay just below our competition with a superior product.  

The credit unions tend to have lower fees and offer solid business products.

And in part, it depends on the investors and capital that you have access to (this tends to play a factor in many decisions when raising outside capital).If you do want to go the fund route, you might want to consider using Avestor. 

When you researched markets like Austin las Vegas Miami, those markets have higher land cost and are more cyclical in nature tend to have larger price swings compared to regions with lower land costs.

They tend to rely solely on property managers and fail to effectively oversee the management of the property.

Not gonna give address's here because not trying to market them here, just pointing out reality that when your a 24-7 professional "hunter", you tend to know where the deer are all but on demand. 

Tenants tend to be harder on the home than owners.

But if you’re willing to put in the work it does tend to make significantly more than LTR.