Reason - "They found a dead guy in a car down the street." 

I am well traveled and very culturally experienced and am a dedicated sales and marketing professional who exceeds goals, retains customers and maintains a strong reputation for customer satisfaction.With all that said, I am looking to understand the US market for both professional and personal reasons. 

I still often still feel "reasonable" and "stable" to trump "maximize" or "efficiency".

Would like to hear opinions from others on condos (reasonable price, low HOA, lower rehab costs, $900+/mo rents  ) vs single family homes.

Is this true?

The reason your returns are low, are because you are not LEVERAGING Your Real Estate.

Can anyone send me names of structural engineers and contractors who can do this at a reasonable price?  

I’m a relatively new investor and looking to the BP community (which is great) to help me navigate my most recent lesson and potential actions.Let me explain.Just over a month ago I bought my second rental property, a duplex in a nice part of town.The property lacked general maintenance and was one of the reason’s I was interested in the property in hopes to force some equity.

I owned some bungelows in California... whew... glad that's over, but Texas seems more reasonable.  

Reason I ask is most conventional lenders will offer a 5% down option on a personal residence. you'll still pay monthly PMI but it's far cheaper then the FHA options.