House-hacking a Townhome in PG County?

[Patrick Depass]

Hello, I am new to real estate and am moving to the DMV area within the next year. I am mainly looking at PG County Townhomes (Upper Malboro area). Once I purchase the townhome I wanted to make the bottom floor into a studio or 1 bedroom apartment and rent it out, while I live on the top 2 floors. The unit would be seperate from my living space. I however have a few questions... 1) Is this legal to do in PG county? 2) Is it a good idea and what is the average rent rates I could charge? 3) What are some other areas I could house hack in the DMV?

[Russell Brazil]

That is not legal in PG county. You can do that with certain single family homes in Montgomery County, and certain houses in DC proper.