House hacking

[Tony Ho]

I will be using my va loan to start house hacking. I'm looking at duplex and quadplex. 

What kind of location should I focus on? The area that is developing in El Paso, TX does not have any multi family homes for sale at the moment. But in an area not far from it has a lot of duplex and quadplex but they are older homes with old appliances, which bring me to my next question.

Should I update the appliances in these units to stainless steel?

[Thomas Handy]

Unless it's a modern home, you can do fine with a standard white refrigerator.  This is only a rental unless it's a very nice house you're looking at.  Most of the duplexes and fourplezes in EP look fairly old.  So I doubt you'll get the best tenants, save your money and just get an ordinary refrigerator.