House Hacking Property with Garage Apartment

[Drew Diaz]

I’m looking to house hack for my first purchase, but am not really looking to share living space with strangers. Multi-family is definitely an option (and I’m feverishly looking for multi-family) but multi-family properties around Houston seem to be either too pricey or in pretty sketchy areas. Like the description says, if I purchase a place with a garage apartment, I would plan to live in the garage apartment and rent out the house. After all, an entire home would probably rent for more, and I don’t need all that much space anyways. Has anyone done this before?