Hello all, I am currently living in a small apartment which I am renting. 

Long term tenants in place currently paying below market rent at $1200/M.

Currently working as a lab scientist which relatively pays good but then again I'm not sure if I gotta start real estate after years of saving?

I currently have 16 doors. a 9 unit studio building, a quad with 2 bedroom units and 3 SFR .

the possibility for equity growth is amazing here, and you can only use that program if you currently own NO rental properties but you can buy as many rental properties as you want after you have that loan and live in the property. 

Look at the existing inventory in you're area, find an investor agent who has experience with house hacking, pick the best option currently on the market that fits your budget and make the offer. 

There is also a basement that currently doesn't have a specific use.

Learned a lot and feel as if I could learn a lot more from servicing loans (particularly purchase loans) but feel like I am making good connections in PM/RE at my current job.... 

It also makes it challenging when purchasing a property from an estate or other party that hasn't really managed the property well (didn't spend a lot of time screening the current tenants).

Currently in the information gathering stage.