I recently inherited my mother's house, and I'm excited to kick off my real estate journey with it as a tribute to her.

My plan is to house hack a duplex by using the equity in my current single family house to fund the down payment.

Is the next step to fill out the Request for Tenancy Approval form, have the tenant confirm their agreement, and then send it to the Public Housing Authority to schedule an inspection?

I have four SFH's on Long Island and I have had very good success with section 8 with these houses. 

When I buy one of the deals for my own portfolio, or to rehab the house, I simply pay the agent a commission for finding me a deal (I'm a Broker and they're all licensed reps).

You need an accountant and tax consultant and a real estate expert to sit down and put the houses in order of their value vs. their cash flow if you and your mom do not plan to go back to regular jobs.

Currently interested in house-hacking a duplex in Springfield.

I won't be investing in the riskiest/most supportable asset subclasses such as hotels, and tilt my portfolio the ones that have historically been more stable such as multifamily and single-family housing.

Would you ever consider doing a house hack?

Although you can get those wrapped into the loan by making an offer with seller closing credit. 6 months of reserves is a very comfortable cushion to have.