Property Virgin in NC

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Hello all!

I have wanted to try my hand at real estate investing for some time and now that I have become settled in my new career I am finally able to save up some cash for my first downpayment. I want to invest by buying and holding. My inital plan was to buy my first home for myself some time next year and then down the road buy an investment property. Now I am tinkering with the idea of buying a duplex and living on one side while renting the other. Is this plan not as good as it sounds in my head? Is taking on my first home and becoming a landlord at the same time too much for someone who has never owned her own home?

Your advice and opinions are appreciated!