I moved into a very affordable duplex to decrease my expenses and save some money.

We are not hard on things, but quality has decreased on building supplies over the years. 

@Wayne Brooks He also listed it in Sept w/ no bite. so maybe just decrease the price and post again. 

While the prices are low, I'm concerned about the steadily decreasing population over the past 10 years, the high property tax rate, and the elevated crime rate and unemployment rate.

I have been tracking the rent and recently sold multifamily properties in Salem for the last seven months and believe a triplex or quadplex would be our best option to decrease our monthly costs while living in one of the units and then create positive cashflow when fully rented.

With the discounted management expenses and no commission on the deal I was able to decrease the cash left in each deal giving our fund the potential to add another 2 properties to the portfolio. 

It is more likely to increase than to decrease. 

See spreadsheet images belowBy decreasing his living expenses while house hacking, he is actively looking for HH#2Lessons learned?

As the loan is paid down, the balance decreases which may have a positive impact on the score.

I feel this would be a good way for me to decrease my risk in case the housing market turns, good way to get into real estate and learn how to manage tenants, leases, taxes, and how to be a landlord.