Just getting started

[Tone Fortune]

Im new to real estate investing and i wanted to get a few ideas/opinions. I wld like to start off with a duplex and use a 203k loan to buy and fix it up. My question is if i use a 203 loan can i live in one unit and maybe section 8 the other unit? Or wld i be able to section 8 both units and live in one for the required time before i make my next purchase and avoid going through approval all over. Starting off in Philadelphia pa area. Thanks