@Kevin Kim I initially post the ad about the unit and get prospective tenants to fill out my application prior to setting up showings.

We currently sit at 5 properties, with 16 total units.

You'll live in one unit and rent out the rest.

Each unit should easily get $1300 in rent but keep in mind I would be living in one of the units. 

I live in California (North Bay region) and I own a SFH here and I am planning to invest out of state. I have a budget of around $250k. I'am considering  Arizona , Nevada or North Carolina for investment . Which among...

You can find the deals, just have to be connected to the locals and walk into those units reeking of cat piss and say "Smell's like a deal, baby".

Scenario: I have a weird scenario where a week after closing on a home a pipe burst in the second floor unit of a duplex I purchased in late January of this year.

I figure most comes in under the 1% rule these days unless its a 2 - 4 unit asset. 

Had two units broken into, around 3:30 on a Friday.

The problem as mentioned above is that anything owner-occupied is going to come with a huge amount of regulations and legal compliance - its why most private lenders will not do loans like this even though they would do it in the same exact situation if the unit was a rental