People are much more likely to work for many different companies during their lifetime and because of this to move quite frequently.

The plan was to live off of one and take the other one to invest, so if all of the buy and holds were vacant we could pay the mortgage with that income, so no pressure to take a bad renter or have any concern about missed payments, giving us the ability to screen better and have better less drama, then take the income from when they are rented and pour it and any extra on the one with the smallest mortgage and take that and roll it to the next smallest, rinse and repeat, because a paid for rental will cash flow like a mother and with no risk of foreclosure.

Nothing could be further from the truth.The issues are just as challenging and as every bit as frequent as other RE investments:1.

You won't have to make frequent trips back and forth if you don't want to.

I wanted to ask seasoned investors on their thoughts on which would be the best option for the criteria I am looking for:- Minimal down payment (<$20K if possible, 20-25% down payment options)- Minimal involvement in property management, and frequent updates on financials- Areas with good appreciation potential- Minimal tenant turnover / vacancy- Good Cashflow (>$300/month) and ROI (12-15%+)Let me know what your thoughts are, and perhaps some additional criteria that I should consider.

We won't repeat any of those mistakes.

Does grass grow easily, or do you have to water frequently?

The plan is to then rinse and repeat. 

But I didn't do that because we don't want to move frequently and do like to maintain our residence to our standards rather than be subject to a landlord's investment decisions.Cheers!

It just seems like an easy rinse and repeat way to work if you are a flexible investor.