Granted a lot those properties are ~1200 sq ft/unit while mine are smaller at 800-900 and not quite as nice, but rental wise they can probably cap out at maybe $100/month than I am renting mine for.Lessons learned?

Some institutions, such as mine, will loan off of appraisal value rather than purchase price after 6 months of seasoning, sometimes even less. 

Some neighbors of mine did the same thing.

@Jody Sperling same here, all mine in my own name. 

She said, her words not mine, she "didn't need to get rich from selling this house but didn't want to give it away".

I paid for a lot of mine, and still do. 

It's much easier to refinance with an institution (mine were local banks) after a couple years of performance.  

I have been debating if I should be selling or renting my home and I think I am leaning towards renting it out as real estate is such a hard thing to get especially in a competitive market as mine.

I found my deal off-market from a wholesaler friend of mine.

I do this for 100% of mine, use PML then rate and term refi until you cannot have anymore conventional in your name.