House Hacking Cashflow

[Patrick Pierre]

Hello all, I'm looking at 3 Duplex properties and running the numbers using the Biggerpockets rental calculator.

The rent from unit 1 doesn't cashflow by itself after running the numbers. But if I add the rent from unit 2 then it will cashflow.

But the problem is if I want to house hack I would have to live in one of the units. And if I live in one of the units then there's no rent coming in from the unit I'm living in, therefore no cashflow.

Would you still house hack even though it doesn't cashflow? Once I add my job income into the mix then I'd be okay. Just wondering for those who house hacked before, how did you cashflow when you only had income coming in from only from one unit?

Thanks.