Rental Property Financing Options

[Shiloh Lewis]

Hi all, I was hoping for some help to decide if it may be a better option to use a hard money loan or an FHA to acquire my first rental property. My goal is to buy and hold for cash flow by purchasing 2-4 unit properties so that I can one day become a full time Investor. I'm having a hard time determining if it would make sense to move forward with a HML in order to purchase, rehab and refinance into a conventional OR use an FHA to live in, rehab and refinance into a conventional. I've found myself stuck between the two options for a while now and was hoping for some feedback.