Establish your budget, the kind of property (duplex, triplex, or fourplex) that interests you, and the degree of property management participation you desire.2.

Then I would ask the current tenant if they wanted to give the apartment up the day before  the new tenant's desired date and reimburse the current tenant for the number of days the new tenant paid.

This is why I always preach buying fewer but more desirable properties.

Reduced Living Costs:House hacking allowed me to live in a larger or more desirable property than I could afford at the time solely on my income.

Ideally you get both: cover most of your housing costs today, and it will cash-flow once you move out under your desired strategy (short-term rental, long term rental, etc.). 

This is very desirable since you can comfortably live with a girlfriend/dog/whatever, and not lose comfort.Buying a SFH, building rooms, renting every room and sharing your room will almost certainly cashflow in most markets (outside of VHCOL cities).

Hi I am a midterm rental investor, travel nurse by trade, lived in multiple mtr on my travels, have a great desire to grow in this industry.

My opinion is he works harder than I desire to work on my RE investments.  

For example, if you’re a first-time buyer wanting to see 3 different cities, low down payment Ioan, no real idea of what you’re looking for, and need to lose 3+ offers before you’ll listen to my professional opinion on offer price & terms, you’re going to be paying me a lot more than an informed cash buyer looking in a specific neighborhood that listens to my advice so we quickly win the bidding wars we still have with lack of inventory in desirable neighborhoods.

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.