House Hacking a Single-Family Home or Multi-family?

[Nicholas Halterman]

Hi all,

I'm currently looking to get into the real estate investing game. I've heard the pros and cons of both a single-family home and a multi-family home. One of the major pros for a SF was that it tends to be easier to handle and it appreciates in value more than a MF would. 

I wanted to see what would you all do if you were in my shoes? I'm looking to use the VA home loan. SF is winning me over at the moment because I'm a beginner, but I'm sort of stuck in analysis paralysis right now trying to decide.

Thanks in advance! 

Nick