There are also frequently multiple homes on the same lot or that offer dual living potential. 

If you have a genuine answer for that I am curious to hear. this^^^ if you buy a property you are happy in and can comfortably afford thats fantasic, if it happens to be a good investment as well even better, if you buy an investment property to live in and you don't like living there & the investment goes south, both strong possiblities in baltimore multi family and you've exhausted your life saving's you are triple screwed.

We live in an extremely litigious society, and we have a lot of tools to protect our assets.

With seller contribution to your closing costs and a downpayment assistance program, you can purchase a home to live in with low out of pocket costs.

I live in DFW now but grew up in Abilene and do a lot of business there. 

And if you've lived in it for 2 out of the 5 years prior to selling it then you get the $250K primary exclusion. 

I have a ton of experience and in investor relations so I live PPMs, OMs, Sub Docs & more. 

I am able to work as a travel doc, and she works remotely in tech, and we plan to use our combined incomes to put towards REI, as well as keeping our cost of living reasonable!

I am trying  to purchase a multifamily house , outside of the city where i live it wis about 150  miles from my location ,  how do i figure out the demographics of the area and also the medium income around the area where i am planning to purchase . do i need to look for any big stores/shopping malls or any govt offices around the area to see if the place would be ideal for purchasing the property for renting it .

I can understand needing to make a living, and you do that by selling commission products, like many others.