You can’t expect to break even living in one unit of a duplex (50% automatic minimum vacancy rate) or a triplex (33% vacancy minimum).  

FHA is no longer an automatic deal breaker in the eyes of listing agents and sellers, though 3-4 unit properties at MLS prices still don't pass the FHA self-sufficiency test.

That said, there are some tools available to you where you can bring a certain level of automation to that rental management process (ie. automatically syndicating a single listing to 10+ major listing sites, thorough tenant screening with full background checks, digital lease creation, automated online rent collection, and maintenance tracking).

But most folks feel comfortable at anything more than a year without some other mitigating circumstances.Anytime there's construction involved there is going to be an automatic assumption that your intent is to sell not hold. 

Also, there are platforms which can help you bring a certain level of automation to that rental management process (ie. automatically syndicating a single listing to 10+ major listing sites, thorough tenant screening with full background checks, digital lease creation, automated online rent collection, and maintenance tracking - all from within your account).

But yes, if you are just starting out OR are used to doing everything yourself (but need professional quotes for some reason), this wouldn't be something you'd automatically know.

Last minute negotiationsOne of the things that made me nervous about the loan docs was that they did not have an automatic renewal but I would need to prequalify for the loan in 5 years.  

Once Trump started his tweeting I disabled my automatic transfer and I'm not pushing it into a high interest savings account.

Hello,about a year ago I created a small tool that automatically visits most real estate agent websites in my country (Belgium) and looks for any properties for which the price has dropped since the day before. 

When I find another apartment building I will put that in an LLC, with separate CC's and bank accounts you get automatic year end statements and it makes everything that much easier.