@Mark Mahoney in my state at least, no it must be part of the home not just an armoire or similiar piece of furniture to be a legal bedroom.

I can rent the other unit for $1300-$1400 in that area leaving me only $600 left to pay have been hoping for the renter to cover mortgage, but looks like in my area Houston, TX Brand new duplexes/ even older ones run around 250k-300k.So heres my list of Pros and Cons im trying to weigh out Pros:Brand new no fixes for a long timeIf i moved out in a year (FHA purposes) could cash flow up to $800 afterMe and My girlfriend would save money if we split remaining $600 in half so $300 a piece saving us each roughly $250 in rent Cons:Dont know if paying $600 is really considered house hackingDont know if thats too of a price or if i can build equity in a Brand New Duplex.This is my first step towards investing so Any feedback/ advice is welcome!

Hi Katrina,First piece of advice stay away from stocks the market is to volatile. 

I would recommend selling both pieces of land.In my opinion, Rents are going to keep on increasing even if we go into a recession.

I can systemise and equate any success into a formula, and 10x it.School teaches you discipline, not give up, patience..A degree you are passionate about is not just a piece of paper.

Couple additional things: We pay for high quality photos and create marketing pieces and push it out to our market.

A Russian-roulette equation – usually win, occasionally die – may make financial sense for someone who gets a piece of a company’s upside but does not share in its downside....

The single most important piece to success as an out of state investor to me is your network in that city.  

Two of the units are 1/1 and have a normal layout, and the 3rd unit is a 3/1 that seems to have been pieced together by combining a 1/1 unit with a garage or something like that.

I think I'm reiterating what @Andrew Bosco is stating about piece of mind.