Buy my own ome first or a rental property

[Shanna Warren]

Hello,

I live in the San Francisco bay area and my question is if you have the capital would you buy your home first or would you buy a rental property first in the bay area?  Our goal is eventually have several rental properties but starting out should we buy our first home outright or use the money and buy a duplex and continue to pay rent and build our little empire that way?