Did you plan to rent this or live-in flip with the intent to sell?

This fall we launched 2 more syndications for infill developments in Boise. a 30+ unit Live-work townhome project in West Boise that has never been developed on 1.3 acres of land and an 8 unit lot split on the Boise Bench with a house to flip on an acre. 

The only exception is for on-site managers, like you'd find living in one unit of an apartment building and managing the building on behalf of the owner.

I live in Charleston, SC, and am looking to buy my first property here this year.

If you're just starting out, house hacking a duplex or SFH with an ADU can be a great way to reduce living expenses while building equity. 

If your willing to do so, you can live in the casita and then rent out the main home and have your tenant pay the majority/all of the mortgage (depending on what type of deal you find obviously). 

Quote from @Wen Chen: I purchased a SFH in 2018 and lived in it until 2023.

(But not for a “I’m going to live in it 50 weeks out of the year and rent it out two weeks”, IMHO, if that was your idea.  

The one nice thing about achieving financial freedom through real estate is we have the luxury to say this and change our lives. 

As a fellow West Aussie who's now living in the US, I can tell you this forum and most of the training/courses you'll see online regarding multifamily investment isn't relevant/applicable in Australia.