The government has tried it with section 8 and rent control in some cities , we all know the end result .You would be better off starting a jobs program teaching the trades , educating them on finances and work ethic and then rebuilding abandoned properties for them to buy 

But if your goal is to leave your day job soon, multi family will offer more cash flow typically.

They are always super quick to respond to any questions and very helpful in general, making sure you have everything you need to make your job easier.

They absolutely hate that part of the job. 

, I recall posters mentioning & it lowered risk. not a model I do in my day job.. just recall TEXAS investors commenting that LO is either not legal or highly restrictive in Texas.

Quote from @Brandon Croucier: No need to be paying an upfront fee to a lender.As a lender it is our job to perform or we do not get paid. 

I would focus on getting a solid job/career then going into a house hack. 

Two Reasons: First, because 50M people in this country either work gig jobs or are illegal immigrants, when they lose their jobs or have their hours scaled back, it doesn't show up on official unemployment stats.

I agree that DealCheck (or the BP calculator) does not provide enough tools or functionality to analyze those types of transactions (yet).But I would argue that it does a great job at analyzing more traditional buy & hold SFRs and multi-families, as well as flips and rehab projects. 

If that's the case, check out some of the economic data about what cities have strong job and population growth.