@Erik R Aho as several have already mentioned, buy a 2-4 unit and live in one unit while renting the rest.The experience from this will be more valuable than just about any college education!

I recently made an offer on a duplex, it's 4bed 3bath front unit + 2bed 2bath rear unitcurrently rear unit is rented for below market price at $930, market is around $1100-1200, rear unit is in very good condition and tenant maintained it well and i plan to keep her.

You could either buy a single family home and rent out rooms OR buy a multifamily property and rent out units.

Even armed with 7 years of experience and over 100 units owner or managed over that time, I still see value in and pay for pricing software. 

This criteria is for 1-4 and 5-8 unit programs.

Hello, new to bigger pockets have acquired 3 apartment buildings, 10 units total. 

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Even the units I own personally (under and LLC) the tenants do not know that I am the owner.

Net income = $39,240Monthly operating expenses are as follows: Trash - $33, Landscaping/yard - $66, Electric - tenants pay, Water - $95, Maintenance $87Monthly taxes about 3KSo, gross expenses are at $41,064If I'm doing the calculations correctly, my net operating income is -$21,888 and cap rate is -3.4%.Obviously the current numbers look terrible for this investment, but I feel like the rent should be raised significantly based on comps (above 2K each unit). 

If it's a 2 to 4 unit you're looking at 70% and 65% respectively.You're going to have to find a Non Qm lender, Portfolio lender or private lender to help you out on this one.