I’m not disagreeing with you on a national level, but in my experience, SFR prices in SD are sufficiently high as to render the lack of condo fees moot.

i.e., you can get a higher rent per $100k with condo fees subtracted on a condo than the rent per $100k on a house. If it’s a cash buy-and-hold, the lesser ability to get a mortgage on a condo vs an SFR is moot.