House Hacking Research #2- Ask/Answer any House Hacking Question!

[Craig Curelop]

Hello everyone, 

This is part 2 of my research project for house hacking. Please let me know any questions you have surrounding house hacking. If you have the answer to any question  you see, feel free to answer. 

Thank you!

[Minh Nguyen]

Hi Craig,

So glad this thread was started!

Is it worth it to go for a multifamily unit and carry more risk? My goal was to buy a townhouse/condo with three bedrooms to rent out the other two. In the process of researching RE, I discovered BP and realized that you guys have the term "house-hacking" for this and there's a lot of emphasis on multifamily properties. So I started looking into multifamily properties in my S Florida area (admittedly only on MLS sites like Zillow/realtor.com) and there are slim pickings with massive price tags. While I can put a 20% down on a condo, I'd only be able to put 5% down on a multifamily so I'd be in a highly leveraged, risker position.

The numbers at a glance (1%, 50%, and 70% rules) seem to work out better for me with a condo than with a multifamily, but I think I'm struggling with multifamily FOMO lol. 

Can't wait to hear any input on this.

P.S. I just listened to your episode on the podcast yesterday, and I'm a big fan of your way of life. Looking into Turo since I've taken to using public transit lately.