Looking to house hack.

[Garfield Williams]

moving to tampa fl , close to airport. Looking for good neighborhood to buy a duplex or more to house hack. will be applying for conventional loan. Is this possible for me to do in this market? . The job starts the first week in July. thanks

[Spencer Brett]

@Garfield Williams, I also just recently moved to the area. I want to do the same thing that you are trying to do. I have struggled to find mutlifamilies in areas that are appealing for me to live in. I would suggest getting a good buyers agent and consider moving slightly outside of tampa. In my research, the multifamilies are expensive, or are in very questionable locations. The only way that I imagine success here is to get comfortable submitting lowball offers and hope that one sticks. 

Make sure that your buyers agent's goals are aligned with your own and that they understand working with investors. Alot of agents dont like showing tons of properties and are relunctant to put in low-ball offers.