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Updated over 3 years ago, 06/15/2021

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Househacking in NC - Camp Lejune

Madeleine Austin
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Hello!

My husband and I are young adults preparing to buy our first home via the VA housing loan. We are both in the military and are (likely) going to be stationed at Camp Lejeune this fall. Our ideal situation is house-hacking a duplex. We have some questions!

- Is a real estate agent the way to go for first-time buyers on a time crunch? (we will not know where we are going [officially] until August and will likely have to move in September/early October. Also, due to our respective trainings, we may not be able to get out there for as long as we'd like beforehand)

- I have not been impressed with my initial, cursory look at available duplexes in the area. If the pickings don't seem great, should we suck it up or consider an alternate course of action? E.g., build an addition on a single-family home, consider buying another home at a secondary location, etc.

- Do you have any other advice/resources we could look at? Obviously, we have collected advice from BiggerPockets and other resources but we don't mind rereading! If you have something you think would help, please share! Thank you!

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