There's no problems living next to your tenants, just tell them your the manager NOT the owner to avoid guilt tripping.You have to analyze the deal 1) while you're living there 2) when you move out.

I want to purchase my second property within 4-6 months of moving into my multifamily house hack, but looking for a guidance on the strategy to do so.

@Dustin PavlikGreat move looking into St.

If you're keeping it a separate studio rental and want to maximize the space, then removing it seems to be the right move - and definitely reduces the liability.

So same thing as an agent pick a technique and stick to it.Myself personally when I started as an agent I did not do follow up like I should have but what i did do was become a CLOSESR  If i got in front of them my success rate was very high so thats where I put my energy and my moto was next..If I could not close them first meeting I moved on the next. 

The two common ways to get rents up is 1) to move qualified family into the unit for a year 2) perform and extensive rehab such that tenant occupancy is not possible. 

Are you looking to "house hack", which is living in the property (or 1 of the units) for at least a year and then moving out and renting the unit?

@David RutledgeGreat move holding onto that 3% rate while leveraging your equity for another deal!

Buying a condo in Treasure Island could be a great move, but be sure you're prepared for the next hurricane.

Go be an ISA....prove yourself valuable and move around between the different positions.