For those that started out in a Duplex etc. What was it like?

[Tkai Savage]

I've been looking into real estate for sometime now, at first I didn't want to house hack I wanted to go straight into single family homes, but It's looking like a better option is to house hack. but all of the multifamily homes that I see are in very terrible condition, outdated or in unsafe urban neighborhoods. What could be done?