.- You rent out the other unit for $1,800 and maybe a spare bedroom for $500.- Total rental income: $2,300.- You’re still responsible for a $500 gap each month.Add in maintenance, unexpected expenses, and vacancies, and your costs can climb even higher.

@Cameron Marro - I would work to get her out, move in to the bad unit and rent out the good unit. 

Duplexes are a little easier than 3-4 units with FHA since they don't have to meet self-sufficiency requirements.

You are out in Cali so it is tough to get a good cash flow deal but if you have a comfort level check out states Like Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Las Vegas, Tenn, Georgi and a few others.Unlike Cali you can still find a decent 2-4 unit in states Like IN, OH and FL for under $250K with rents at or above $1250 a door.

I purchased a rental unit and did some private funding in 2016, and I will probably expand this business by doing more deals.

If you update to max number of conventional units, you will be able to add an ADU for each conventional unit

The property consists of 202 units.

My recommendation would be this "property type" for a 2-4 unit if there is inventory in your market.

I do several flips per year and have a handful of multi units in the area.

Investing in  2-4 unit properties within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex would be ideal but I am also interested in other potential deals, that fall within the 2-4 unit range.