Mostly owner occupant neighborhoods (for both aesthetics and resale)  ( to that point in SFH sometimes rental units are obvious, however with the condo taking care of exterior maintenance, it mutes the negative effect of poorly maintained rental units.)

I like tenants who provide me with tons of personal references that they have known for years....those are you usually my best tenants as they tend to care what other people think and know how to maintain relationships.

Soon I will be pulling the trigger on my first investment property, most likely a 2-4 unit home. Is it more advantageous to finance with a 20% downpayment with savings via conventional loan, an FHA loan, using a heloc...

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House is in fairly good shape and well maintained by previous owner.

It may or may not be optimal for you to act as the listing agent on the sell side.

Where do you think I can help shave some from the budget but still maintain a great finished product?

This is your window to optimize.

If property values goes down in the next few years but the property continues to maintain a healthy positive cash flow do you really care what it appraises for?