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Joey Navarro
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House Hacking in Columbus, Ohio

Joey Navarro
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Posted Aug 9 2024, 00:26

Howdy BiggerPockets Fam, 

I feel like I'm in a good place  to finally pull the trigger and invest in my first multi-family property. I plan to house hack for my first  investment property and most likely do the same for my 2nd, 3rd, property as well! I'm intrigued by the concept of serial house hacking and feel like it's a solid strategy for accumulating investment properties. I live in Las Vegas, NV currently but see better opportunities for multi-housing investing in midwestern cities. I'm particularly drawn to Columbus, Ohio.

I would love to connect with an investor-friendly real estate agent in Ohio to help guide me through the journey. I'm also open to other markets as well. I work remote so really can live anywhere. Just want to go where I'll have the most success house hacking. Thanks for your time! 

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Remington Lyman
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  • Columbus, OH
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Remington Lyman
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  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
Replied Aug 9 2024, 06:10
Quote from @Joey Navarro:

Howdy BiggerPockets Fam, 

I feel like I'm in a good place  to finally pull the trigger and invest in my first multi-family property. I plan to house hack for my first  investment property and most likely do the same for my 2nd, 3rd, property as well! I'm intrigued by the concept of serial house hacking and feel like it's a solid strategy for accumulating investment properties. I live in Las Vegas, NV currently but see better opportunities for multi-housing investing in midwestern cities. I'm particularly drawn to Columbus, Ohio.

I would love to connect with an investor-friendly real estate agent in Ohio to help guide me through the journey. I'm also open to other markets as well. I work remote so really can live anywhere. Just want to go where I'll have the most success house hacking. Thanks for your time! 


 Welcome to BP! I started house hacking in 2017. I would be happy to connect with you

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Austin McClain
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Austin McClain
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Replied Aug 9 2024, 07:24

I'm a fan of housing hacking too. I'm moving into a new house hack duplex in Gahanna this weekend - the strategy has helped me scale. 

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Anthony L Amos Jr
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  • Columbus, OH
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Anthony L Amos Jr
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  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
Replied Aug 9 2024, 08:25
Quote from @Joey Navarro:

Howdy BiggerPockets Fam, 

I feel like I'm in a good place  to finally pull the trigger and invest in my first multi-family property. I plan to house hack for my first  investment property and most likely do the same for my 2nd, 3rd, property as well! I'm intrigued by the concept of serial house hacking and feel like it's a solid strategy for accumulating investment properties. I live in Las Vegas, NV currently but see better opportunities for multi-housing investing in midwestern cities. I'm particularly drawn to Columbus, Ohio.

I would love to connect with an investor-friendly real estate agent in Ohio to help guide me through the journey. I'm also open to other markets as well. I work remote so really can live anywhere. Just want to go where I'll have the most success house hacking. Thanks for your time! 


 This is a great strategy to quickly build up cash flow to supplement your income. I just helped an investor house hack here in Columbus. He's living in one side and the other side is doing great as a short term rental. Happy to connect! 

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Mike Paolucci
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  • Realtor
  • Columbus, Oh
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Mike Paolucci
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Replied Aug 9 2024, 08:51
Quote from @Joey Navarro:

Howdy BiggerPockets Fam, 

I feel like I'm in a good place  to finally pull the trigger and invest in my first multi-family property. I plan to house hack for my first  investment property and most likely do the same for my 2nd, 3rd, property as well! 


 Great strategy! I'm house hacking a duplex in Hilliard currently. Excellent way to break into investing and scale your portfolio. I'm originally from San Francisco, CA so happy to help & be a resource for you. Good luck with your journey! 

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Kerlous Tadres
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  • Realtor
  • Columbus, OH
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Kerlous Tadres
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  • Realtor
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Replied Aug 9 2024, 09:07
Quote from @Joey Navarro:

Howdy BiggerPockets Fam, 

I feel like I'm in a good place  to finally pull the trigger and invest in my first multi-family property. I plan to house hack for my first  investment property and most likely do the same for my 2nd, 3rd, property as well! I'm intrigued by the concept of serial house hacking and feel like it's a solid strategy for accumulating investment properties. I live in Las Vegas, NV currently but see better opportunities for multi-housing investing in midwestern cities. I'm particularly drawn to Columbus, Ohio.

I would love to connect with an investor-friendly real estate agent in Ohio to help guide me through the journey. I'm also open to other markets as well. I work remote so really can live anywhere. Just want to go where I'll have the most success house hacking. Thanks for your time! 

Hey Larry, 
I just got a house-hack in Columbus back in March and it's going great! Let me know if there is anyway I can help

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Simon Ashbaugh
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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Simon Ashbaugh
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
Replied Aug 9 2024, 09:12
Quote from @Joey Navarro:

Howdy BiggerPockets Fam, 

I feel like I'm in a good place  to finally pull the trigger and invest in my first multi-family property. I plan to house hack for my first  investment property and most likely do the same for my 2nd, 3rd, property as well! I'm intrigued by the concept of serial house hacking and feel like it's a solid strategy for accumulating investment properties. I live in Las Vegas, NV currently but see better opportunities for multi-housing investing in midwestern cities. I'm particularly drawn to Columbus, Ohio.

I would love to connect with an investor-friendly real estate agent in Ohio to help guide me through the journey. I'm also open to other markets as well. I work remote so really can live anywhere. Just want to go where I'll have the most success house hacking. Thanks for your time! 


 Hey Joey, that's a nice plan. I'd be happy to connect with you.

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Samuel Diouf#2 New Member Introductions Contributor
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
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Samuel Diouf#2 New Member Introductions Contributor
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
Replied Aug 9 2024, 09:23

I love house hacking in Columbus because you can get into the higher priced areas and leverage your money very effectively. 

Returns on cash invested will be huge when you factor in the appreciation gains. You can double your money in one year if your property appreciates only 5%. 

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Patrick Drury
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  • Columbus, OH & Cleveland OH
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Patrick Drury
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Replied Aug 9 2024, 10:39

@Joey Navarro
Columbus is a great place to get started house hacking in

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Jimmy Lieu
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  • Columbus, OH
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Jimmy Lieu
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  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
Replied Aug 9 2024, 12:48
Quote from @Joey Navarro:

Howdy BiggerPockets Fam, 

I feel like I'm in a good place  to finally pull the trigger and invest in my first multi-family property. I plan to house hack for my first  investment property and most likely do the same for my 2nd, 3rd, property as well! I'm intrigued by the concept of serial house hacking and feel like it's a solid strategy for accumulating investment properties. I live in Las Vegas, NV currently but see better opportunities for multi-housing investing in midwestern cities. I'm particularly drawn to Columbus, Ohio.

I would love to connect with an investor-friendly real estate agent in Ohio to help guide me through the journey. I'm also open to other markets as well. I work remote so really can live anywhere. Just want to go where I'll have the most success house hacking. Thanks for your time! 


Hi Joey, welcome to the BiggerPockets community! I started with house hacking myself when I moved from Portland OR to Columbus OH. I also helped some of my clients do the same. Happy to connect and answer any questions you may have.

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Min Zhang
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Min Zhang
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Replied Aug 13 2024, 07:21

Hi Joey, house hacking is what I did here in Columbus, Ohio when I started investing in 2020.

Here is an article with more information on what a house hack is - https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/house-hacking

Let me know how I can help!

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Scott Allen
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Scott Allen
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  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
Replied Aug 14 2024, 08:08


@Joey Navarro Welcome to BiggerPockets! House hacking is definitely one of the very best ways to get started by putting less than 3-5% down then doing the same thing a year later. It's a great way to scale for your first few years.