Lastly with the market being super competitor in CA, if your preapproval letter shows that you’re putting minimum downpayment via FHA loan might not make it look as appealing as someone coming i.

I would rather not say what lender at the moment as I’m appealing the decision. 

You're right, one of the many appealing aspects is being able to recover from mistakes by holding over time, thank you so much again! 

Rhett Tullis my gravitation towards apartments is based on a few aspects that appeal to me.

When you do this I highly suggest that you take new pictures also.A small one-bedroom is going to appeal only to a small segment of the market so you need to focus on that segment - students, single professionals (depending on your location).  

I'm a DIY guy who likes to stay active with projects and for me, real estate is not only appealing as a more secure investment, but it is also gratifying to transform a property and maximize its potential, while receiving income.

Buena Vista is up and coming and I think it sounds appealing.

My goal is to break even living in Vegas or better.Vegas appeals to me for two reasons: no winter, and I can see value going up with the addition of a NHL and NFL team.

I have built enough equity in my townhome that if I sold it, I could pay off my primary residence which is very appealing to me for various reasons.

There's also a college about 8 minutes drive away so they may want to appeal to themThey wanted 3% raise/ year after the first 5 years.Right now we seem to be agreeing to go do $2.50/ sf + NNN CAM of about $.45/sf.  1st 11 months free (i originally thought 4 months )then the rent kicks in.They want $40k for TI.