Our team has noticed an uptick in buyer demand paired with a continued decrease in housing inventory.

To set the stage, I'm owner of a short-term rental property in the Poconos in PA and we use a property management company for bookings, maintenance/cleaning, guest management, etc.This past weekend we had a guest booking but when the guests arrived Friday evening the house had no running water, though it had been running fine earlier in the day when the Property manager (PM) was at the house to give a final check and leave the welcome packet.

So if you buy a 5 bedroom house and rent the spare 4 bedrooms = you can still sell tax-free under the 121 (you just pay back depreciation) If you buy a duplex and rent 1/2 and live in 1/2.

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I've been living in my current house hack for ~1.5, and I placed my tenants in September 2023 (lease is up at the end of August).

I am purchasing a house and it is going to be occupied by tenants that do not have a lease and are paying way below market rent.

Just buying a DG the way most people buy houses, or duplexes( typical 20% down payment and 20-30yr note)is not necessarily the best approach.

If you’re comfortable with a bigger investment, a duplex is good for the benefit of additional cash flow and you could house-hack.

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