You may drastically lower your living expenditures and increase your capacity to save for future investments by renting out some of your units while you live in others.Starting with a duplex or triplex is a sensible choice, given your aims and money.

First one is the primary residence and the other is another building (5 units) Im converting to all mid term rentals.https://www.furnishedfinder.com/property/289744_1https://www.furnishedfinder.com/property/558732_1 Mekkel, you're listings look very strategic!

Think on things like the property's quality, prospective value, and desirability to tenants.Making use of an FHA loan with a small down payment is a wise choice.

Investigate your choices for financing, such as FHA loans, which sometimes have lower down payments.

It is sometimes appropriate to give the tenant a choice.

I would give them the choice.

A 5 plex vs 13 plex can have considerable financing considerations.. a strategic mortgage partner will be critical to answering some upfront questions to provide a property search framework. 

If you are looking for standard finishes/cabinets - amazon/wayfair/HD/lowes has plenty of choices.

Now is a solid time to start strategizing your plan of attack before rates go down and AZ turns into a madhouse again. 

As far as the providers go, check out the posters links in this and other SDIRA thread  who are "providers" or "professionals" - they are not allowed to outright promote themselves, but a lot of the ones providing answers are some of the great choices out there in who can help you with this.Good Luck, Dan Dietz