Owner Occupied multi-family

[Kyle Poodiack]

Hello!

This is my first post on BP and I am very new to Real estate investing. I am currently looking to buy my first home and want to owner occupy part of a multi-family residence. I am in New Hampshire in the seacoast area where there seems to be limited inventory currently. My question is, is it a bad deal not to be cash flow positive if I am owner occupying or should I look for a deal where I can live and cash flow at the same time. (Ideally I would be buying in the next 2-5 months).

Thanks!