I have always considered condos more of a lifestyle choice than an investment.

All of us here can do what we do in large part due to the choices you make every day.

With a Lease Option the tenant/buyer has a choice (option) to purchase or not.  

Science of the Deal is your choice of words.

Looking for suggestions from others rehabbing properties in Southern California and dealing with landscaping choices in light of the ongoing drought:I have an upcoming flip in San Diego in a neighborhood with a lot of families and young children. 

I may be wrong on the best trade but plumbing would be my choice, if I had to choose.

You really didn't do it all by yourself.Some of these brokerages are average 1 transaction a year per agent to less.A lot of these big brokerages stick 3 to 4 agents on a team and pump out selling listings given to them by large REIT's and other sellers.By choice I work with clients one on one and spend the time with them educating on the process.

If you have patience, willing to learn, and able to live without the income you may get from a rental property right now the 12 unit apartment building is the better choice. 1.46 % x 12 = 17.52%/2=8.76% cap rate.The thing you have to make sure of is if the 12 units are all rented out now and if not what is the historical occupancy rate.

But that's totally a personal choice and is up to every individual. 

Personally, I keep my multifamily rents slightly under market as I like to have high demand and figure the higher occupancy, choice of tenants, and lack of griping more than pays for missing out on squeezing every last dollar out of market rent.