And many Americans are still dealing with the fallout of the housing crisis and have been forced into the rental market while they repair their credit.But the boon to the rental market is also being marked by a shift in societal attitudes.

We thought that shifting the property to my name and then go for a secured loan will be our best bet. 

From a financing perspective I was able to get a loan using the LLC name but had to be a personal guarantor.  

Realizing a mindset shift needs to happen.  

PM me :) 4) Yes condos are becoming more & more popular even with the HOA's because the higher rental rates you get for a lower capital outlay washes out the HOA costs from an ROI perspective. 5) The longer you wait, the most it is going to cost you and the lower your ROI will be.

But I don't live in CA so I wanted to ask for a local's perspective too.

If I can offer a different perspective that someone might not have thought about and help that person to make a better, different, or even the same decision, but with more info, that is all I am hoping to do.

The $275k - $300k price point is right along with average to median prices which, absent a significant down payment, tend to fall outside of acceptable profit margins from a buy and hold perspective. 

Condo's struggle to maintain their value, and if we enter a "shift" in the market (some would argue we are are entering one as we speak..) hey typically perform worse than the MFR.  

Over some 20 years of doing this, I think only one perspective tenant had their own fridge.