Looking to get into multi-family rentals

[Ross Z.]

Hey Bigger Pockets community. I'm a Marine Corps veteran from Washington state moving to Austin, Texas in a couple weeks. I'll be renting initially but looking to purchase a multi-family home within a few months. I'd love to live in one unit and have my mortgage paid by the other(s). Running the Bigger Pockets calculators, it seems like all the properties in the Austin/San Antonio area don't make sense to do this with. They've gotten too expensive. Or am I missing something?

Any other markets you recommend I look at? Texas is my preference but also open to other warm states.  Many thanks!