One of them stepped into 175k of equity, another into 70k and the other was able to walk into 40k of equity.

The neighborhood specialist sounds to be the better fit.

I've got a good amount of deals I could probably send him to get the 10k each, assuming they fit his criteria, they don't fit mine.

One size does not fit all and I wouldn't take much stock in any advice stating that housing assistance tenants are better or worse as a whole. 

It’s all about finding the right fit for you and your long-term goals.

Conveniently located in Bryan TX, within walking distance to A&M Bus stop and a short 5 minutes drive to College Station, home to the largest university in the state, Texas A&M.

That could totally be based on execution failure, but for us, it just wasn't a good fit. 

When I was in college, my landlord would just walk into the house uninvited without even knocking.

Perhaps a modular home could fit the budget. 

@Jay Hinrichs I know of one person who is buying high LTV preforeclosures Subto while theyre off market by paying the owners around $10k-$15k to walk away, quit claiming them into an entity, then seller-financing the entity holding title to the property to owner-occupants under the pretense that it's for commercial purposes on interest-only balloons at inflated values.