One of my early properties barely broke even, but after a couple of years, rent hikes and expense optimization turned it into a strong performer.For cash flow benchmarks, I usually aim for $200-$300 per unit, but your situation.. house hacking.. offers unique benefits like reduced living expenses and quicker equity buildup.

You could wait to close until you have your license and rather rental arbitrage the unit from seller until then.

If i have only a single unit security deposit in the account, it will likely get a service charge.  

Good Morning,I am a former Claims Specialist with the Social Security Administration and currently unemployed homeowner who is looking for guidance on how to gain property management experience here in the Central Coast of California.My wife is the only one working at the moment, so times are tough to say the least.We're looking to rent out a portion of our home in order to save up enough money to purchase our second home (or multi-family unit), rent that out, and begin to expand our portfolio. 

My apologies. 32 units.

In a  Dplus area, 2nd floor unit, considering installing LVP. 

Another single family house had two front doors and they assumed it was 2 units, it was not. 

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Hi Jorge,It’s exciting that you’re considering a jump into 20+ units!

Duplex have different zoning that may permit additional units.