Low on capital at the moment so rebuilding savings to hopefully continue growing my portfolio.

It's going to be challenging to find another house hack with as low of a monthly payment as you currently have, given the low interest rate.

But guess what, rates WILL drop in the next few months/years and most markets will explode after that IMO.If I had 25K I would look into B or B+ (specifically with schools above 5 greatschools rating, and moderate to low crime rate confirmed by heat map and frequenting businesses there) areas within 25 minutes driving distance from my home for a SFH. 

I’m ready to buy mi first duplex/triplex for a house hack and wanted to go the FHA loan route strictly for the low down payment of 3.5% I’ve been self employed for exactly 1 year now, but the issue I’m running into is that every lender I have talked to (over 9 lenders now) have told me I need to have at least 2 years of self employment in order to get an FHA loan or any loan that requires under 10% down (even if I made good money my first year of self employment) I have 780+ credit score, no debt, no loans, no monthly payments on anything.

While I know that return goals are different for each investor and their specific goals, it seems that a bad or low-performing deal for one person might be what another investor is looking for. 

In this low-inventory environment, the right renovation loan can open up possibilities that you might have passed by otherwise.  

Install landscaping that super low maintenance and reduces water usage and looks nice.

And when you have major cap ex issues that come up, keep some of it or all of it on the down low.

Low out of pocket cost. 

I just want to find anything that is no or low down payment.