Just my 0.02 cents la...if you wanna rent out...better to buy condo...
House of course is "better" than "condo" if you live there la...but it costs more mah....
But if you are willing to rent out the basement to cover the mortgage cost, definitely buy house la.
yeah .. so depends if want to buy for yourself or invest ..
May be townhouse is a good idea too .. not that expensive as house, can rent, can live, and not as big up and down as condo .. I guess under $500K can get one not bad ..