Who just brings living room & bedroom furniture with them?

Since you live in Florida, which has no state income tax, any rental income you earn in Florida won't be taxed by the state.

A duplex gives you the opportunity to live in one unit and rent out the other, which helps cover your mortgage and builds instant equity.

I manage residential properties and help real estate investors scale for a living.

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I ask you to consider this because imany first time buyers choose locations where the properties will not have a positive cash flow while they are residing in the property & the goal is just to reduce thei living expenses (i.e. have rent cover a portion of mortgage payments.) 

All living facilities on 1 level.

The travel nurse companies screen to have them work , they could still be a bad risk financially , or live like pigs . 

You use an FHA loan to buy a 3 or 4 family, you live there for a year, and you treat the property like a value add project.

@Clinton Springer , Since you have lived in the property for two out of the previous five years as your primary residence, you could take the first $250k ($500k if married) of the gain tax-free.