Condos typically have very high HOA fees and that will diminish your cash flow all together.

@Joe WorthamI live in Gilroy but typically do my own work.

They will typically make you get a rehab loan even if you are saving the foundation only.

- The idea of “Good Title” typically refers to the ability to mortgage the property or to sell the property for full value to someone who intends to mortgage it.

Typically, this only applies to tenants who lease less than a specific percentage or square footage of the building.

This is not a typical reno with no occupancy change.  

I typically end up with 3-4% cash on cash.I know people are irrational and enamored with home ownership but there's got to be something I'm missing.Who would bother when you can certainly do better in a REIT and in many cases equivalent in a risk free CD @ 3.3% with click of a mouse?

Typically it's 25% down conventional with about $11k in cloisng costs/pre-paids plus the $70k down and this eats into a lot of my capitol. 

As for those questions I mentioned earlier I was hoping I could get some advice on, here they are.1) What is the typical down payment a Canadian needs to pay for a US investment property (SFH)?

I typically end up with 3-4% cash on cash.I know people are irrational and enamored with home ownership but there's got to be something I'm missing.Who would bother when you can certainly do better in a REIT and in many cases equivalent in a risk free CD @ 3.3% with click of a mouse?