I would start close to where you live personally. 

Oh I agree with you if that rent will be a business income to live on vs just an unrealized gain.

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.

Hello everyone, I now live in Manhattan and own one rental property here.

I would pull a FHA loan for $665,000 and live in one side and rent the other side out to a family member for $2,000 a month.

When you sign almost all mortgage closing packages, you are signing an Occupancy Clause that states you are intending to live in the home for 12 months.  

Hello, it is a owner passed and child wants out because they are absentee, no section 8 and the tenants have lived there already for long time 13, 6, and 4 years with no desire to leave as long as I can keep the rent same or close to same and they are willing to sign 3 year leases.I have looked at single family houses and have not found a deal that compares.

Do you live in Wisconsin?

I used to live downtown and was on the zoning board.

Live in one half, rent out the other.