You will be living in someone else's house.

if you buy it yourself and turn it into a live in flip and absolutely crush it, great! 

@Isaac TerryIn terms of it being worthwhile, just like most other markets out of state if the barrier or entry is too high where you live, the landlord laws are not favorable where you live, and you are looking for positive cashflow then Cleveland can be a good option.

I live in California, this is a bay area property.were not looking to move out of state and house hacking is less palatable when a duplex costs 1.6 million.

A 1/1 with a 4/2 on top is perfect for the hacker to live in the 1/1 and cash flow on the higher rents.2.

In my experience, a large percentage of them are fully functional adults that refuse to take personal responsibility for their lives, which is why they are receiving free rent from taxpayers instead of working for a living.

It depends how long you plan on living.

If you're going to start in a market you're eventually going to live in, I think that's a stronger case for that market."

If it pays for itself, it provides you with a "free" place to live during the off-season.

I live in the Tyler, TX area, but I hold my mortgage licenses in Pennsylvania and Texas.