Just be cognizant that if you househack a multiunit, you have to live next door to your tenants, and you will also be steepening your learning curve by adding additional layers.

He also doesn't want to leave living with my sister and her kids either, but really can't afford to pay more than the $150/month that he's barely able to pay now.Both my sister and her father-in-law are very low income earners, and the house they live in is too much for her to pay for on her own.

Where are you going to move and live for $300 a month?

I’ve lived here my whole life and worked hard to buy a house in my parents' neighborhood, which is the most sought-after area in the city.

Learn the area, meet other investors at meet-ups and one-on-one conversations, and once you feel more confident, you can make a purchase to live in. 

We currently own the house we live in and would rent it out upon moving into his house.

House hacking can certainly be a great way to build equity and reduce living expenses, but it’s essential to have a cushion in case your rental income doesn’t come in as expected or renovations take longer than planned.

I currently live in Greensboro and own one property I live in that Im planning to rent out once I find the next.

I can get it with a DSCR loan now and would not live in it initially, but would want to eventually move into it 6-12 months down the road.

I like to look for locations that are good, and that I’d feel safe and comfortable living in if I was a single woman with a couple of kids.