Videos on YT about this. 

There’s also a good mix of duplexes, triplexes, and quads, so you’ve got options for a solid house hack.House hacking is actually how I got into real estate—I’ve done two house hacks with duplexes here in Chattanooga, and it’s been a game changer.

Even with HMLs, they would either want to see reserves, or you would still need to put in a little 'skin' into the game to make the deal workGood luck!

Its usually the tenants who live in the lowest tier housing that are most prone to play games and take advantage. 

It’s definitely a street-by-street game in many areas

Cameras are motion-activated, can give you alerts, you can record the video and access it from anywhere, etc.

Whether you spend time networking, reading books, watching videos or connecting on bigger pockets or if you spend cash hiring a mentor, maybe partnering up with or doing free intern work for a real estate investor; whichever route you decide to go investing in yourself is one of the best investments you can make. 

Because investing in NY real estate is a whole different game with taxes, regulations, and all that fun stuff.

If you have an Aldi near you it was a game changer for us. 

And there are real estate text books, many used in business schools, as well as building trade books, magazines, youtube videos.