Living in one unit and renting out the others allows you to deduct 75% of expenses like mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, and shared repairs as rental expenses, while the remaining 25% applies to personal use.

they're not magic.are you going to in-person / informal meetups? 

I personally will try to avoid buying a home under 1000 square feet again.

Ask your employer if you can have your pay split up into three deposits, one to investments savings, one to your checking account for personal use on a daily basis, and one to an emergency account you can tap into so you don't have to tap into your investment savings.

Avoid surfaces that can stain or feel cheap like low end LVP.

If an in-person visit is not feasible, we can easily arrange video tours to accommodate your schedule.

If you’re in a hurry to find a deal fast then you might be going at it with too much desperation that a seller can feel and get nervous about.P.S I am a direct buyer or not a Whole Seller.

I’m not a former IRS person.

Feel free to reach out any time. 

I've done enough personal home projects to know, if I find a deck company it'll be 2k, but a GC will charge me 2.5k to over see it...