It might be a weird time to pick up multifamily rentals since there is a massive apartment complex being built at the moment, but single family should be pretty safe.Also worth mentioning San Antonio is experiencing massive appreciation right now and a portion of that is certain to spill over into the Corpus area based on proximity and a lot of San Antonio residents vacationing there.

Researching similar rentals and noting renovations in your listing can attract potential tenants, with room for adjustments based on demand.

These typically do not require any personal credit checks and are directly based off the property in question.On top of the $10-15k as a down payment, do you have any capital to invest into the property? 

Obviously you are a minority - based on my anecdotal experience. 

To switch from the Electric trucks to petroleum based trucks.

Larger capex investments like new roof or windows can be scheduled based on your cash flow position but need to be addressed rather than just pushed off.

Playing it safe, I over estimated some cost to get to the allocated budget.

.  :-) And after speaking with another lender, it's confirmed a log cabin based on the heat source and their lending guideline. 

I started again 4 years ago and have about $3.4M AUM now but it’s nothing compared to what could have been had I played my cards different 27 years ago.

If I'm off base here, let me know and perhaps I can look at this another way.