Breakdown: SALT LAKE COUNTY (near main I-15 freeway):2-bedroom: $220k (not including any other closing fees), projected monthly rent $1,600+, monthly HOA $100+, common/shared swimming pool.3-bedroom: $250k (not including any other closing fees), projected monthly rent $1,800+, monthly HOA $100+, common/shared swimming pool.

so take this advice with a grain of salt. 

Take everything you read on the internet, even from me, with 2 grains of salt.

Granted no one ever salts the parking lot either.  

I’m asking for future references— to see how many grains of salt to take from “experienced investors” who may overlook possible strategies.

I am not a pro - you can take my opinion as grain of salt.

Purchase price: $490,000 Cash invested: $40,000 4 bed 2 bath home in downtown Salt Lake City.

So, anything he puts out I take it with a grain of salt.

But whenever someone tells you one site is ¨better¨ than another take it with a grain of salt and price accordingly. 

I'm just about to write my first contract on an investment property-so take this with a grain of newbie salt-but my plan right now is to do a combination of what you are debating.