I feel like this is a skill totally worth having.

However, with careful planning and preparation, obtaining financing is still possible.Keep in mind that setting up an LLC for your rental property won't directly impact your loan eligibility, but the experience you gain demonstrates valuable skills for commercial real estate investment.

Now, taking say 24 + units, a complex, that's another matter.You probably have the skills needed for multi family, might not for retail or office or business anchored operations.

However, multifamily properties may offer more considerable long-term rewards if you're ready to take on the challenges of maintaining numerous units and are interested in gradually creating a larger revenue stream.The optimal decision ultimately comes down to your own investment objectives, risk tolerance, managerial skills, and the particular market dynamics of the regions you're thinking about.

Without knowing your exact interests, skills, etc. that's what I would recommend.

Because, house hacking can produce great returns, it’s highly flexible, it teaches you essential RE investing skills, but (compared to more advanced strategies like BRRR'ing, flipping, wholesaling, or out of state investing), it is comparatively lower risk, simpler and more beginner-friendly—and therefore has a higher likelihood of success.Here are the top reasons house hacking is the bestway to get started in REI:1.

Especially if the home aesthetics and footprint are comparable, there is still good rental supply available.

You can add the nice looking deck and aesthetics over the year to prep it for an airbnb when you are ready to move out.

Performing a duplex conversion and possibly a basement conversion is a veteran's move, when you have the contacts and/or skills necessary to get it done as cheaply as possible AND as reliably as possible.

But that is an aesthetics decision, not because it has been a problem.