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Updated about 4 years ago on . Most recent reply
[San Diego] 1st Time Home Purchase: SF or Multi-Unit?
My wife and I are looking to make our first home purchase in San Diego and would prefer to invest in an owner-occupied multi-unit building. We found a recent property that we could live in, but not be cashflow positive until after Year 5+ (with conservative assumptions). What are the pros/cons or factors to also consider this opportunity? First time posting, would love to hear feedback and route any calculators for this type of option! Thank you.
Property details:
- - 3 unit building (2bdrm, 1bdrm, studio)
- - Rental Income (approx): $5,500/mo
- - Mortgage (approx): $7,500/mo
- We would choose to live in the 2bdrm, which would cut the rental income to ~$3,000 ($4,500 to cover the remainder of the mortgage)
Alternatively, the single-family option:
- -We buy a single-family home and pay the mortgage of ~$4,500.
Most Popular Reply

The deal isn't terrible, not great but not terrible. I like to think of it like this. When house hacking the biggest purpose is to reduce your mortgage by having tenants. Looking at your deal, you and your wife would be paying 2k /month for a 2 bedroom place. About on par with market prices isn't ideal. BUT if you're like me and still rather new to real estate, needing to build a reserve, isn't your forever home, etc. Then I would argue this deal isn't a bad first step. My first condo purchase is still negative cashflow. Initially $450, now $150. However, after 3 year of appreciation and paying down the principle, I'm looking at about 60K in equity I can use to fund my next deal.