(You want to see this because if just one never-heard-of-before builder is building, you might not be as attracted to a project as you would be if several big-name builders were all creating projects in the same place). o Who else is investing right now?

The quarter turn valve is in essence a ball-joint valve and you can be darn sure that puppy isn’t going to fail.Below is a photo of this kind of valve.Once all of the shutoff valves are converted to the quarter turn valve, I can always breathe easier when I'm having subs change things out in the bathrooms or anywhere in the house where water is involved.

A way that people are becoming more attractive is paying a year up front to seperate from the rest.

It isn't a luxury community by any leap, but I would say its a low risk area that is likely to attract stable, non-destructive, tenants.

Although having too high LTV on a property puts you at risk of going underwater in a downturn, carrying a reasonable mortgage can make you less attractive for lawsuits.  

I'd avoid buying in a place like Eagle's landing personally but I also know folks who have made an attractive income owning apartments and renting at rates as low as you've found.  

I feel that if we install a fence, we could charge a bit more each month, while also being more attractive to long term tenants that need a large-dog friendly home (which, in my opinion, is hard to find in our area).

Looking to attract summer vacationers for AIRBNB / VRBO rental.

What I also found interesting is that an investor, not an occupant, was attracted to your property at a price that appears would have been retail. 

I wish I could get a discount half that good out here :(But to answer the original question it depends on the type of tenant you want to attract SFR will attract better tenants in most cases but may offer slightly lower returns.