You can buy a single family home, live in it for a year, then rent it out afterwards, and that would effectively be an investment property after you moved out, but you also got the more beneficial terms of it being a primary residence loan.You could buy a single family home and rent out bedrooms while you are living there, and that would effectively be an investment property, but again, you have the more beneficial terms of a primary residence loan.I wouldn't get caught up so much on if a property you buy is an investment immediately so much as I would focus on what your goals are and how each purchase would be step towards your goals, whether that is house hacking or just buying investment properties you don't live in. 

There's always a shortage of deals in the market, specially now.Good news is that once you gain some traction, you'll be able to buy better lists, a power dialer and even hire a VA to help you find qualified seller leads (I run a call center for Real Estate).

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Prineville.

From my observation/experience, Berryessa and Piedmont Hills areas are more family-oriented, so the demand there is generally for primary residences, renters, or travelers visiting families.

My partners are Cayman Residents and in need of Tax Advise as to how to structure the LLC in a Tax efficient manner.

Then using the recoup to fund my primary residence BRRRR to then fund my transition into SFR BRRRR.

Irs determination “You're considered to use a dwelling unit as a residence if you use it for personal purposes during the tax year for a number of days that's more than the greater of: 14 days, or. 10% of the total days you rent it to others at a fair rental price.”

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I reside in Hattiesburg and I recently invested 5K on a Wholesale Program, thinking it would be really hands on and structured more like a mentor program.

If I tried to base my renewal on expenses only I would increase above market rents and probably lose my current residents because of that.