Moving to Durham, looking for house hack!

[David Walbolt]

Hi all,

My fiancé and I are moving to Durham for work end of August. We currently own and house hack a duplex in Minneapolis, MN. Her job is a two year contract but thinking we maybe in NC for longer. I would love to buy, rather than rent and house hack to get the mortgage down and keep our savings rate high!

Any advice/tips on areas to look or specifics to look for would be greatly appreciated as I know NC houses and neighborhoods are different than Minnesota! Open to STR/Duplex or other means of house hacking.

Thanks in advance!