That is a very questionable decision.An alternative might be to look into building a SFH with a separately metered two bedroom in law suite over the garage.I was also thinking, what if I use a USDA loan to build a bigger "single family looking home", and then once the home is built, take out a HELOC and use that money to convert the home into a multi family... would this work?

I have a strong desire to start getting more into real estate, likely starting out small and slow, but would love to get into flipping and large multi-families someday if I could make this my full time career.Hoping to get more involved in the community and thankful to have found Bigger Pockets!

I have several buildings all spread out and would like to move on to a bigger deal.

Feel free to ask any questions in the bigger pockets community!

Which allowed me to 1031 into bigger assets later without worrying about taxes. 

Hi Bigger Pockets Family,I purchased a townhome for around $145,000 last September.

Comparable properties in the neighborhood are being torn down to erect bigger structures, but that's not my wheelhouse.

Hello, I am new to Bigger Pockets.

Hello Everyone,Andrey here, I’m new to Bigger Pockets but have been listening to the podcasts on and off for two/three years.

Hey Lindsey,Awesome intro, welcome to Bigger Pockets!