Yes, there are several creative ways you could acquire the property, but I'm not sure listing them here would ensure you earn a decent return on this particular investment.Way more information is needed.You mentioned house-hacking, so I assume your plan would be to live in one of the units and rent out the other.

We can take care of your project quickly and ensure we will keep it within budget and provide you equity; providing free estimates for architectural design and comprehensive construction services with our team of licensed and insured professionals giving you the peace of mind knowing we saved you time and money through great quality and attention to details.

However, the key in making this profitable will be to ensure that those are avoided.

You can also use that rent money to help qualify you for the loan.I just purchased my first property, in the 32806 area code, which is a SFH 3/2 with a 1/1 efficiency.

@Troy Deverill If you are going to partner with a private lender and pay them interest, ensure you do a flip or BRRRR.

However, get a high efficiency furnace, get tenants to pay the hydro and it's pretty good. 

OP should post how he's calculating his cashflow to ensure it's correct.

Low flow plumbing fixtures, LED lighting, High efficiency Heating and cooling.

My company specializes in finding efficient design resolutions that provide the best use/layout of space to provide for the best value at the lowest cost to your remodel.

I used the rental agreement from one of Brandon Turner's books and spent a lot of time screening applicants and meeting with them to ensure it was a good match.