I am not even sure if the villages offers this type of real estate in which we could “house hack”.

I feel like there had been an increase in these types of broad open ended type posts. 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

The E-Myth by Michael Gerber- Start and operate your business with the consumer in mind... not you... not your product or service.

There are a lot of nuances with this type of investment, but between Padsplit, your GC, and an agent, they can guide you through your first couple successes. 

So will see how that all shakes out for PDX. really the affordable is in Townhouse production by the large production builders thats about as good as it gets..

@Joe BellevilleTo build a successful multifamily property portfolio in Grand Rapids, set criteria for property type, location, and budget, build a team, analyze deals using the 1% rule, leverage house hacking, leverage local knowledge, prepare for tenant management, network, and focus on long-term goals.

You mentioned that you're not interested in grants or fundraising, I'm curious what type of operating budget and actual program you have in mind.

You should definitely be able to find decent multifamily properties for under $200k, and multifamily would be my suggestion for starting out if you can swing a larger down payment (depending on loan type, you MAY need 10% more for a multifamily vs a single family, but not always).

It's a pretty standard product these days.