I purchased a triplex in Fort Lauderdale, FL. in 2020 and house-hacked for a few years while renting the other two units on annual leases. 

This gets you two units in a market that rents are going to be higher than anything in the midwest.You mentioned Columbus and wanting to get $2K cashflow from 2 properties. 

. - Above the sliding door / balcony of this unit is another balcony for the unit above.

If I bring the rent up to market on her unit, is section 8 flat out going to say no?

We could not get entitlement approval for a 76 unit hybrid hotel/apartment. 

One notable exception was an episode of HBO’s Silicon Valley, where the hapless Jared has tried for over a year to evict a nonpaying “professional tenant” who is currently subleasing Jared’s unit through Airbnb because California’s landlord/tenant laws are so biased in favor of the tenant that an eviction can take close to an eternity.

We were networking with another investor that provides MTRs to this company in the offseason, but they are making all of the tenants leave in the next few weeks to switch the units to STRs for the summer.

I own 47 units now and am considering new construction (build to rent).

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

By purchasing a multifamily property and living in one unit while renting out the others, you can significantly reduce or eliminate your housing expenses.