I grew up near San Francisco and moved to Reno, NV to live and house hack. 

We now live in Arizona and I frequently fly back to the southeast to repair or inspect the properties and already deduct the travel, lodging, and half of the meal expenses from my taxes. 

I work in group home settings for a living and at my previous facility there were two clients per bedroom which would give you potentially 8 in your house while at my current job there is one client per bedroom which would only be 4 clients in your home.

I live in MA and I know it is a nightmare to deal with tenant here.

@Felicia Vinces it sounds like you missed our Year End Live show and Podcast of "Real Estate Notes Show' where 2 15 year experience note investors break down what makes a note valuable.  

I live in the Lancaster PA area.I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor.

I buy homes as a primary residence with 5% down and move into them keeping my previous as a rental and the area that I live doesn't have new builds that would work for us, otherwise I would buy a new build. 

Did you read Lend to Live?

It always seems the people that don't live in CA or have ever lived in CA are always the one leading the bandwagon of "why would anyone live in CA?".

We purchased it with the intention of living in the Ground floor + BSMT apartment and renting the 2nd floor apartment.