nothing personal. 

You'll get way more bang for your buck by being there in person and meeting these folks and being able to get the real dirt on each market.

I personally invest in La Crosse, Wisconsin with a mixture of LTR's and MTR's ranging from single family to small multi-family. 

I'm personally looking to house hack a duplex at 5% down.

At least that's my current personal opinion/strategy. - John

That’s reallly where I like being, I rather buy 100 doors at $200 per door, than 10 for $900... get decent cashflow today, and the wealth tomorrow type thing.We buy dozens of SF units each month in one arm of my real estate business, which can include the low volume hard rehabs, or high volume turkey style properties.At the sametime I’m also investing my cash into MF directly myself, or via syndications. 

I am going to assume that what you mean by "main purchasers" is the majority.Let me finish by saying that I am not a political person, I'm one of the diminishing numbers who believe no politician deserves a flag or a yard sign.

Income taxes vary by person and jurisdiction.

Personally, I'm all in on the location and amenities game for max rental cash flow.

They even in their heart of hearts really want to, and really try, to leave a place "move-in ready" for the next person.