This is all your preference, nobody can answer that but you.I'm a pro-Austin person, so I'm the wrong guy to take advice from in a city vs. city battle.

Unfortunately conventional financing is the least appealing option for a seller, so you are fighting an uphill battle.

Hi guys just reaching out to anyone in Tampa Bay, Florida or Philadelphia area.I've really been getting into real estate investing lately and am trying to initiate a battle plan here.I have very little capital and this will be my first investment.I'm interested in doing an owner-occupied duplex/triplex for my very first investment or potentially partnering with someone on a flip, owner-occupied looks more realistic in my current financial situation.

So while you are fighting the battle to get your money.

Learning isn't the battle for most, it's the DOING (which usually means overcoming the fear). 

They should vote on who is on the board and if they don't like the board they can be removed but not before someone is willing to step up.As far as reserves go there will always be a battle between the spenders and those that don't.

I have a friend of mine in the middle of a court battle because he was late drumming up the security deposit for a tenant.  

You'll want to start your own marketing campaign, but remember you will be battling with all the wholesalers and agents who are doing the same.

In the current environment if you have funds you may win the day during the contract battle by not having a mortgage contingency in your agreement.

So if you're thinking of trying to buy these I think it would very much be an uphill battle in Texas....years ago there were some people who would track the sales and then go buy redemption rights...but that seems to have ended for the most part due to law changes.