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Bill E.
  • Pittsburgh, PA
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analyze this house hack

Bill E.
  • Pittsburgh, PA
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I need some help trying to figure out how to look at this property. I need somewhere to live and I want to house hack. I've been looking at duplexes and found one I like. Purchase price 107000, taxes 2800, insurance 90? A month, PMI 70. I will be using an FHA 3.5 down at 3.75 interest rate. Full seller assist. Gas and electric separate, water is shared. In my expenses I estimated the water bill at 180 per month total. Downstairs is a 2 bed one bath, upstairs a 1 bed one bath. Also has a garage. There is no rental history so I estimated a monthly rent of 1400 total, 5%vacancy, 5%repairs and 10% capex. With all these numbers, it barely cash flows, but its hard to say whether rent could go up when there's nothing to compare it to. What are your thoughts?

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Dan Mason
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Dan Mason
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  • Pittsburgh, PA
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I'm confused.  House hacking implies you will live there so you are including yourself paying 700 in rent in the 1400?

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