People’s Republic of Asheville is more concerned with STR regulations than people living in boxes on the streets.

Are you saying you want to STR rooms in the unit you are living in?

My wife and I don't go out to each much and we live relatively modestly. 

Lenders will want a letter from your employer that states you are allowed to work remote from where you currently live and that this move will not affect your income. 

Me and my partner moved from Utah to Maryland for school recently and we have a townhouse that we are looking to rent. we are currently remodeling and changing a few things before renting. what are the first steps to change my primary to a rental I lived there for about two years.

House hacking is an incredible way to live affordably while building wealth through real estate.

Quote from @Allison Cutlip: My boyfriend and I are closing on our first property soon which is a duplex where we will be living in one side and renting out the other. 

Quote from @Brandon Croucier: A DSCR Loan requires the property to be in LIVABLE CONDITION.Does it mean YOU would live in it?

The first year was challenging meaning had a tenant but not saving, it was just making my living expenses cheaper.

So you can buy a four flat, live in one unit and rent the other three, but you have to live in one unit on the site.