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I’ve noticed that, given the high housing prices, to achieve a decent monthly cash flow, you need to pay more than 20% down.

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Hence your 25% down.And check to see why your front-end closing costs are so high...25% of $215k is $53,750.

For the "why" regarding condos...high HOA fees (like 1000/mo...something like 400-500 is now "very low"), high insurance costs, overbuilding (everyday it seems like new building is going up) and high property taxes. 

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that's why having all your cash stuck in one property is high risk.and - most of us use leverage to get higher returns.

Those are pretty decent numbers.Remember property taxes get re-evaluated every year and can go up every year AND they are kinda high relative to other states.Neighborhoods matter.