I don’t really have an interest in House hacking if long-term rates are $700 a month incl utilities for a bedroom. 

There are quite a number of things that can make utilizing an FHA loan more difficult such as more barriers during appraisal, appearance of low qualification/little cash, typically longer closing period, likely higher interest rate, and PMI cannot be dropped without a refinance if 3.5% down.That said, just chain 5% down conventional loans, and make sure your duplexes pay for themselves.  

I got into RE investing utilizing the same strategy as you're exploring.

Hello Biggerpockets Community, This is my first post as I am trying to utilize BiggerPockets more. 

I am not sure about the other markets but I would suggest looking up a Realtor from here and utilizing their knowledge to help you. 

The canceling tenant remains responsible for rent, utilities, and other charges until a replacement takes over.

I did make sure they got the utilities switched over in to their name which took a few days.All in all, it was maybe 7-10 days left in august by the time they got all the utilities switched etc.

Has anyone utilized the 100 percent financed Multi-family Acquisition Program?

Many people utilize LLCs for many different ventures because they do not want to go through the hassle of opening another LLC.

What about the utilities, property taxes, maintenance and repairs, capex, etc. are any of those optional for you?