The easiest place to start is figuring out what you can afford and then looking for something in that price range where you can get the most possible rooms.

You have to give to take.This isn't the quickest and easiest way to go from a novice to an expert, but it is how many great real estate investors started.

We are about half way through or renovations.

(Mostly what I’m doing here is confirming you know at you have to spend all the sales proceeds, not just the profits, since you stated such low numbers.) then you would owe no taxes, but you have given away half your money. 3) the good news is you gave the charity $100k not $100k minus taxes.

-Ben, aspiring multifamily house hacker no my reserve is half price of total loan.

If they put up half of the required cash to do the deal it would be a different conversation where their profit at the end would be justifiably higher. 

I think one of the easiest ways to start is a house-hack and I still do it myself....Anyhow, I am an investor, realtor and lender and live in Fort Lauderdale so I can definitely give you some pointers in the south Florida market. 

BUT RARELY do they want to learn this... when rates got to 15 to 18% in the carter years.. to keep deals working I had to give my commission to the sellers and take back notes from them so they got some cash to induce them to sell .. and the sellers paid me monthly  Usually half of the payment No interest until paid..

If you put down $300k on this new property you’re going to feel pretty bad if you break up and he wants half.

                      - Duplex- pro's- renter's rent money will pay for half of mortgage, after that is paid off, move to a house, have passive income x2, most living space. con's- biggest down payment, outside the city, risk of terrible renter, locking us down for at least 7-10+ years to at least make it worth it.Overall, I hate wasting money.