I use Eric Kloth out of Redding and he is stuck with us for this and our future home buying needs. 

Your best route might be to buy a 2 to 4 unit property that you can live in and rent out the additional apartments.

That means that you can buy a property with up to four units, since this is still considered residential.

I think they've done a great job of building their product and if you already have a property listed on Airbnb, it's super easy to import to MiniStays (though it's not difficult to list your property there if you don't.)

My ultimate goal is to live in it until I can buy a second property and then backfill my first property with a tenant.

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Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

We have a license but still used outside agents when buying and selling real estate.

Quote from @Nicole Laba: I work with investors in Chicago who are actively buying off-market properties, and Ive noticed that everyone has a different approach when it comes to sourcing deals.

Even better if you buy 2-4 units, live in one and rent the rest - then repeat every 12 months.