I understand the realtor needs to earn her money but I feel I am asking a lot. 

Discuss your preferred methods and frequency of communication.Ensure they understand and comply with all relevant landlord-tenant laws.

I do not understand this.

I understand the tax foreclosure and bank foreclosure before the REO but the HOA had me confused.

You could also look at interest rates and monetary supply, interest rates probably are not going anywhere until monetary supply comes down - but in speaking with some banks they are losing money month over month on deposits which really hurts banks.So a lot of moving parts in the economy, all I will say is people need to understand what happens if things get better or get worse.

I understand I could do primary residence and do a 5% or even 3.5% down, but I do not want to be stuck living in the unit another year. 

I think I understand a few of the reasons why (and I'm sure there are many others), but I was curious if anyone is actually making it work.

Most don't have on the ground intel to understand what they're getting into. ****, even some of the localized experts like Mark Spain/Opendoor get caught in the trap of it too.

It is also my understanding that several types of loan products including the VA loan and I forget the other one will not qualify if there is any sign of crumbling with the asbestos siding so you may be limiting yourself on the selling side of things if you do not go over it with vinyl.

As interest rate discussions continue to dominate financial headlines, investors in commercial real estate (CRE) and multifamily housing must understand a crucial truth: Interest rate drops alone will not solve the challenges facing this sector.