Many people will have different reasons for buying or Not buying a condo as an investment property, my reason is I have a day job that I won't be leaving so this allows me to invest in RE without having to deal with the complexities of Single family properties, the HOA takes care of all the exterior issues, I cover the interior issues. 

Vet your prospective tenants more carefully!

She has cancelled twice her showings with the foster care system to get approval for kids to move in. 

I also have a lender in the 7%-9%-range for commercial properties where they don't look at income or taxes and frankly don't care about the cash-flow if the loan amount is under $500k.Some will have balloon payments, others won't.

It was in a good area and that’s what I cared about most initially.

I'm at the point where I don't care if I take a pay cut by switching to flip homes.

I like that one better than the FHA because you have mortgage insurance that can be cancelled if its determined (by way of an appraisal) that you have 20% equity.

I worked as a service technician for more years than I care to remember and I can honestly say I never did find a problem that I didn't solve.

Typically, the same applies to LLCs where you and your spouse are sole members.Actual Lenders Title Insurance states;CONTINUATION OF INSURANCEThe coverage of this policy shall continue in force as of Date of Policy in favor of an Insured after acquisition of the Title by an Insured or after conveyance by an Insured, but only so long as the Insured retains an estate or interest in the Land, or holds an obligation secured by a purchase money Mortgage given by a purchaser from the Insured, or only so long as the Insured shall have liability by reason of warranties in any transfer or conveyance of the Title.

Just curious, not challenging your statement but how does bankruptcy "demonstrates financial immaturity and risk" since: Bankruptcies resulting from unpaid medical bills will affect nearly 2 million people this year—making health care the No. 1 cause of such filings, and outpacing bankruptcies due to credit-card bills or unpaid mortgages, according to new data.