Purchase price: $260 Bought my first single family home 3bed 2 bath.

Purchase price: $340,000 Our 5th unit, single family home zoned for secondary suite.I will be covering this unit into an up and down duplex.

All older folks and a 1970s single story building.

Please let me know if I'm not including any expenses or missing something key.Property Details:- 3 / 2, 1374 sqft, $89k askingExpenses ($802)P&I: $369Tax: $188Insurance: $70Utilities: $50Vacancy: 5% ($62.50)CapEx: 5% ($62.50)Total Investment (Down Payment + Closing + Repair) = $25,499Rent = $1250Cash Flow = $448Cash On Cash ROI = 21.08%This is a single family home in an area where I've competitively estimated the rent (Most units running between $1150 and $1450). 

If you are looking to flip a duplex while house hacking it, it’s not going to get as much interest and, aruably, appreciation as a single family home.

an HVAC contractor bid and tried to price two single units (at twice the installation cost of one)    The way I am going to set up mine with a single outside unit with two interior units (dual zone)

I made my first offer on a house I can barely afford as a primary resident (3bd, 1.5ba close to Tufts University), I am glad the owners went with another offer, I would of paid close to 2.5k a month in "rent" for a single room assuming I rented out the other rooms at a near optimal price.

-Would you buy 1 single family home ? 

I'd let them go, clean it up and get it rented again asap and consider any loss as what you paid for the learning experience and make sure you button up that hole in your lease for the future. 

Hello, I've recently rented out one of my properties to a single family.