Live in the 1 unit while renting the others.

But I guess my best option is to just purchase it at the current interest rate since I still need somewhere to live.

These forums are a great way to have real-life conversations with other investors all across the world.

Additionally, i live in Chicago, so i won't see it before closing which is in 30 days. 

I lived in Katy growing up.

If you are looking for something with a little less risk I would say that either a house hack (where you live in one unit and out the other(s)) or a single family rental would be a good place to start.

If you pursue co-living properties, I would still highly encourage you to analyze the deal as an LTR as a backup strategy in case things go sideways.

There may be a lot of properties, but it won't do any good if there is no one here to live in them.

I have about 20 guys, we do live video walk throughs.

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