Michael Check out "Lend to Live" in the bookstore.

You buy the property and you have to live with the existing leases in place.Look at the leases and verify the rents are current.See if you can talk with the tenants to see what problems they have with their unit and what their plans are.

All units were vacant but I've already rented two and I live in one so I have only one more unit to rent I shopped around and I found a mortgage broker who was able to get me a 6.99% rate who took the loan to UWM (united wholesale mortgage).

I live in Virginia and looking to purchase a duplex in Texas. 

We live in Southern California but have a lot of family in the north east.

It's hard to answer outright without knowing a few more things about you - but I believe both VA and FHA require you to live in the properties which may become a problem if you need to do extensive repairs.

I live in Oklahoma and have been investing in Southeastern Oklahoma for 20+ years as a buy and hold investor. 

I live outside of Pittsburgh, and have recently started investing in this area as well as the northern panhandle of West Virginia!

It's only 25 minutes to Lansing, so it may be a cheaper rental solution for people living in Lansing.Don't really know either market, so recommend you compare average rents to determine how likely it is someone would commute.

I live in Coastal Georgia, and stumbled across the Valdosta market last night.