If you are single or married with a small child, buying a duplex or 4plex should work well.  

Newbies starting out get all spun around with:😵‍💫 Do I do a single family rental?

Using a single OTA has too much reliance on that OTA for my liking.  

However, we are putting great investment opportunities in front of local investors every single day.

I am single and 42 and doing this all on my own... no one in my family has any experience in the investing side of things, so I am truly starting from scratch.As of April 2025, I will be moving to the Charlotte area (along with my two pups) and putting a renter in my Austin house. 

I did all of mine several months ago as they are single member LLC;s and I already have to go through fingerprinting, background checks for my NMLS license as well as audited financials for our fund.

All you need is a single place to track tenant information, payment history, maintenance, and other things.

I just purchased a single-family home in a college town. 

I don't think you are going to be able to get insurance for two separate living units in a single-family when they are both illegal and likely do not have the correct egress windows (basement) for fire safety which could subject you to huge liability if something happens to either party.

@Michael NguyenI’m a single family investor with 29 SFR.