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1st time investor - house hack

Peter Giokas
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I am looking to purchase a 3 unit rental property using an FHA loan.

The price of the house is $600,000. I plan on putting about 10% down. I will be only collecting rent from 2 units throughout the first year as I live in one of the units. With 2 units rented, the rental income only covers about 75% of my entire mortgage (incl. insurances & taxes). I will need to pay about $500 a month from my pocket. I do plan on renting the third unit after I move out in a year. In this case, the property will cash flow(roughly $700-800 in positive cash flow). I do plan on refinancing as quickly as possible to get rid of the PMI so I can increase my cash flow. I plan on either making small renovations or paying a decent amount towards the loan in 1-2 years to meet that 20% equity threshold.

Should I be focused on finding a property that cash flows with 2 out of the 3 units rented? This is extremely hard to find. Please let me know any thoughts or suggestions about my plan. As a 1st time investor, I am open to any and all advice. 

Thanks  

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