With the area’s growing popularity, house hackers can have half of their mortgage paid by tenants in just a few years.In this article, I will examine market trends to show how the two-family market in this landmark section of Northern Queens has fared over the last three years.2-family Property Values in AstoriaThus far in 2024, Astoria sellers seem to be anticipating a bit of a standstill on property value increases.

These are sometimes referred to as in-law units or granny flats and they are not new to the commonwealth but a favorable ADU policy has the potential to add over 10,000 units and offer homeowners a potential source of income.As a lifelong house hacker, my wife and I immediately recognized the potential of this 2-story garage in the back of the property.

Hi everyone, I'm new to the BP community and currently live in the bay area. Because I'm new to the community and specifically to house hacking, I have so many questions and would love to hear about how you all got st...

Fellow house hacker here too!

This changes everything for house-hackers and investors seeking multi-units.

1) With rent control, it keeps inventory low, thus high appreciation for rents.2) Higher dollar appreciation. 3% increase on a $1M value is higher than a 3% appreciation on a $100,000 value. 3) Same as #2 but with rents.4) Because of the above, you could argue that you are generating a higher net worth faster. 5) Expensive markets like LA, NY, and SF can be great for house hackers.6) Because I first bought in LA and then bought a second house hack, I have been able to leverage business partner, HELOCs, and a 1031 exchange and now have 15 doors between four states and I haven't had to put a down payment of my own money (or at least BRRRR and got my money back).

Hey house hacking peeps, I wanted to share some of the biggest lessons I've learned so far with my wife and I's duplex house hack. 1) Finding the right property is VERY important for a house hack. In our situation, th...

Marketed towards house hackers may make it sell for more.

FREEDOM HACKER MOVEMENTWe're flipping the script and shifting that spotlight from the big-shot developers to our own local legends, the ones with grand visions and guts of steel.

There is some other up and coming areas where we are seeing a ton of activity with house hacker (unsure its somewhere you'd want to live TODAY though).2.