Hey John,I own 12 units in Detroit but currently live in California.

This is where you live in one side.

It wasn't fun living an hour and a half from work and play, but absolutely worth it.If one is starting with relatively low living expenses, cash flow can be extremely powerful towards reaching financial freedom.

I'd recommend house-hacking a duplex or triplex if possible to help limit your living expenses.

Hopefully, not an expensive tenant or Fair Housing lawsuit.100% of what @Travis Biziorek states is true, but he left out a key fact - he lived in the Detroit area when he started investing here, so was able to self-manage and meet everyone he had to hire face-to-face.

Hello, I live in southeastern Wisconsin and currently have a long-term duplex in Wisconsin.

Your primary residence - if you've lived in it for 2 out of the 5 years prior to selling you'll get the $250K/$500K tax free iike @Clint Galliano said. 

I grew up near San Francisco and moved to Reno, NV to live and house hack. 

I live in Upstate New York but i was thinking of areas more out west or down south.

FHA loans require living in the home as your primary residence for 1 year after purchase.