People house hacking have far different expectations than someone buying properties with cash. 

The more information that you have out there the easier it is for people to find you, if you want them to find you.I almost everyday wear my "Rick Buys Houses" shirts with my phone number on it. 

Good on your friend for suggesting house hacking a duplex.

Happy to discuss this further on what might make the most sense for your end goal.If you are renting right now and starting your path in real estate investing, as said above, I really do like the house hacking strategy for your situation.

I have 9 partners on the mountain house at $117,500 each, and 10 partners on the beach house at $110,000 each, and I am currently looking for a few more partners on my jungle house near La Fortuna at $110,000 where there will be a total of 7 partners. 

This is my second time working with 2 guys on a house I am flipping.

This was a great way to keep the home in the family and avoid the house going into tax foreclosure.

When I tried to get it when my side of the family found out and tried tp take over reverse mortgage payments to bank because she had died it was to late so they sold the house to Hud and then other reverse mortgage companies but a relative still lives there so they can't kick them out.

It's a huge house with tall basement ceilings.

This facility has 144 Units and a 3400sqft shop house on the property.