The thought hit me that maybe abq isn't super hot for single family right now, but to buy rehab and refi a sfr or two would give me a significantly larger starting cash pile and a much stronger buying position to jump into mfr.

Remember the saying, what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger (and smarter).

More like .5 percent I believe.2) Areas that are going to be stronger for rental I would believe are going to be lower pricing (although that's becoming rare all over). 

The stronger deals mostly have at least one very experienced sponsor.

Focus on learning how to get yourself into a stronger financial position for investing and how to find/fund deals.

The more $ you have, the stronger your position will be.I've been in your shoes.

I've wrote offer after offer and have been beat out by stronger offers.

He then became the largest BK in the history of this state.Many of the folks syndicating today only started after the GFC.. someone Like Brian would be a guy who worked on both sides of that disastrous economic climate and as he stated to save his rep and client base he had to feed the deals.. those that did not feed them lost them. those that did suffer that pain came out the other end much stronger. 

I'd rather have the extra security on the property, however I don't feel the $89 at home depot are very good, so I'd recommend a stronger door as my units previous had the $89 doors and they look pretty unsafe as people can cut through them pretty easily.

pretty much nailed it.. but to be frank foreclosures in 90% of states are at record lows and will continue that way.. as mortgages written the last 10 years are much stronger than the previous mortgages.. there will always be foreclosures but its not nearly the volume it was 7 to 10 years ago.. or even prior to 08 melt down.