I plan on living in one side and renting the other side out. 

She has lived in area for years. 

Starting with a small multifamily property is a fantastic idea—it gives you a chance to live in one unit while renting out the others, which can help offset your mortgage and build equity faster.

That said, I wanted to share my story about how I found an out-of-state property, got it rented, and set it on autopilot.BackgroundI’m in my late 20s, living in a very high cost of living city and working in tech.

I went owner occupied either conventional or FHA.  3-5% down at the time you only had to live there 1 year and then you can move out or move on. 

Right now I'm living in Baltimore, still working 9-5 W-2.

Hi BP community, My tenant, who lives in a two-story, newer construction SFH complained of a water leakage in the bottom floor kitchen ceiling (through the LED lights).

Built in 1905, this property features a total of 2,832 square feet of living space, divided into two units.

I used to live in the lower mainland but invested where the numbers work like Vancouver Island or Northern BC.

Even if buying a property Subto in GA and you live in FL, you could miss something and the whole deal does a "crash and burn".