If its your goal to own lots of rental houses.. in the cash flow markets these days the little rental homes are not selling for retail homeowner values anyway and have not for years.they are selling just like commercial or MF based on income.. if income goes down price will go down .. if income goes up prices go up.this new group of landlords are much better equipped to ride out a down turn than the last set of many landlords that bought pre 08 with no experience and no skin in the game .. the providers of these assets for out of state folks have really cleaned up their act.. 

Stucco texture: Any preferred texture by consumer / buyers?

Since my down was about $42.5k and closing costs, that's my skin in the game.

All of them have very different features and nuances about them once you go below skin deep.

The walls are textured and painted underneath and the wallpaper I did before was put directly on the gypsum boards which had to be finished before painting.Another question I have access to an airless paint sprayer.

Asking a PM who has no skin in the game solves that problem...fantastic.

The best thing you can do when you are starting out is partner up with an experienced investor to help you get some skin in the game.

Jamal carried the ball.Now, as a "coach" I may use locker room tactics. short cuts on getting a point across (short cuts....LOL) and some thin skinned types may think I'm just too tough on folks.

Tracey's post detailing the Australian experience of late is again support that there's more than one way to skin this cat.

Another option would be to add knockdown texture to the walls...prime...and then paint.