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People even rent out basement apartments in their own house.

Plus every time the house sells you start that amortization schedule over and you're on the "winning" side of the payments from the new owner so to speak.Obviously this only works when you've got low payments yourself or you manage to increase the value of the home significantly, but is there anything else I should be looking out for here? 

That is exciting to hear about your goal to house hack a duplex.

Density (people per sq. mile) 118 Households 1,144 Households With Basements 11 1%Renter Occupied 344 30% Multi Family 388 34% Average Household Income $81,235 Median Household Income $74,682 Per Capita Income $27,841 Median House Value $186,500 Household Size 2.9

For STR a house is usually better.  

Atlanta has a high entry point and the antiquated houses that will make for those great investments with the 150K+ deal spreads are largely controlled by the wholesalers. 

My main concern would be vacancy rate, since I know there is still a good amount of vacant houses in some areas. 

A SFR was built in 1947 and required renovation.The 2nd parcel, which is right next to it, is an vacant land, no address associated to it.My initial thoughts are:1.Purchase this property and rent the house after minimum required updates 2.

This house was roughly 2500 sqft, but needed a little change in layout.