Yes, basically I rent out my spare rooms and they pay the majority of my mortgage

In my spare time I enjoy cooking, trying new restaurants, working out, hanging out with my cats Tiger and Loki and cheering on the Steelers (Go Yinzers!)

In my area, I’ve been Airbnb ing a spare room in my apartment, and I have only had lone people come in just for the fact that it was way cheaper than a hotel.

However I had this idea of house hacking a duplex and since I'm single with no family I was considering "airbnb" the spare room in my duplex that i live in if I buy one.

Rather than risking your money and spending hundreds or thousand of hours of your time trying to build a portfolio where you own a bunch of hungry dinosaurs you have to feed and clothe for a few hundred dollars a month you would be better off cleaning tables in a fast food restaurant for a few years with your spare time, save more cash to get into even some small multi-units, earn 500% to 1,000% more on your money with multi-units and save yourself from the grief of having to pay $6,000 to $12,000 to clean, paint and -re-rent a single family home that has minimal returns.YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO DO THE MATH and stop listening to wannabe so-called experts who did one real estate deal and figured out they could make more money by selling their story than they really can with their real estate investing.I see too many amateurs risking their money when they don't have real estate experience, no business skills, nor trade skills.

So please spare me the "you should've done due diligence" talk because I can't handle it right now.

I have recently paid off all of my debt except for about 5k in student loans...and the amount I get in child support/alimony covers all of my monthly bills with a little bit to spare.

@Kyle Robarts hey Kyle, my advice to you would be to continue to learn to analyze deals, figure out what strategy works for you and stay at it - in the limited spare time you have :).

In January of this year, my wife and I decided we were going to kick it into gear and make some financial changes and be more focused on retirement planning.Since April- We have purchased a new primary residence with a guest studio attached which we AirBnB; renovated our condo we moved out of and it is now ready to be listed; closing on a SFR for long term rent in MI.During that time, I made a commitment to use my spare time to make more money. 

I chose turnkey so far because i don't have a lot of spare time on my hands. 50-60 hours work + 10-15 commuting takes a toll.