I began house hacking earlier this year and it is coming time to up and move to new location and leave my renters in my current residence.

That would leave us with around $70k liquid cash.We rent an apartment month-to-month until we find a good duplex to purchase (ideally within 1 year).We house-hack the duplex until we accumulate enough cash to buy a SFH for ourselves (3-5 years).We retain ownership of the duplex and rent out both units.In my mind, this approach could "get the ball rolling", considering we can't afford to buy an investment property with our current circumstances, nor would we be able to for many years.What would you do if you were in the same boat?

I am looking to purchase my first duplex or quite possibly a single-family home with a walk-in basement for a house-hack. 

@Jamila ThompsonYou could look into a Condo or CoOp, not a house hack but can still be a good investment.

Hi, we're looking to buy a home for ourselves and maybe a duplex so we can house hack.

@Allen Maris great point, I was leaning towards seeing if I could find something ideally in Goleta but open to Ventura/Oxnard or Lompoc area to house hack.

I also have about 120k in equity on a property I house hacked and bought about 8 years ago.

I see myself in the middle and can say that I'd probably be happy with my first purchase being either a house-hacking situation that I would live in and rent other parts of the dwelling out, OR purchasing something in an area I'd eventually relocate to with a tenant already in place, paying the mortgage until they move out and I move in.

Another opportunity is get roommates and house hack that way.

If you can’t find anything you like, I would recommend going with a house hack.