Down payment depends on your experience.

It may also depend on if the lender sells the loan and who it is sold to.

Depending on the area, renting to the housing authority could be more profitable.

It really depends on where the property is.

If you are newer to partnerships, you might not have a name for yourself or a portfolio to back up what you are bringing to the table, so it is likely going to depend on how you build relationships and how you can help someone else.

But it depends greatly on the individual situation.

Granted, that matters depending on the investor's strategy and goals.Meanwhile, all this does is increase the work for the supporting professionals with more filings, paperwork, the potentially the 1031's, all for some tax savings in this year. 

So the moral of the story is, it depends!

I'd live in the unit depending on the location.

Two points, my credit score is high, I have assets and liquidity, so qualifying for lending should not be an issue.Appreciate any input.