Suburbs, not so much but I know all the neighborhoods and who comprises residents in those areas.

A home being purchased through the HUD program must be used as a primary residence.

Earth homes used to be popular in the 70's but they rarely build them these days and they can be a pain to resell.If you are looking to purchase this as a personal residence and you plan to do much of the work yourself and you like this type of home, then maybe it will work.

These can be reduced by making sure that you get good tenant.I personally would recommend investing in discounted single family residences.

I prefer to keep my investments separate from my residence.

Keeps you on your toes offering better, cleaner product & services to your residents.

My wife and I are currently living in Houston about 9 months of the year, and are thinking about making it our full time residence.

Munis like Berkeley and LA have rent control laws that include tenancy termination when the landlord or their family intends to use a unit as their primary residence.

We do have a primary residency nearby, which has been fully paid off.

My wife bought it as her primary residence in 2004. we got married, she moved in w/ me & house was underwater. didn't want to affect her credit & we wanted to buy another house so resorted to renting out. no $ down really hurts but what can you do?