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4 February 2025 | 18 replies
House hacking is financially a no-brainer and no city in the US (including Chicago) has more duplexes than Milwaukee.
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5 February 2025 | 3 replies
My wife and I purchased a home at the very beginning of 2022 and "house-hacked."
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3 February 2025 | 8 replies
I'm from Leesburg, and I can tell you—multi-family is a solid choice (piggybacking the previous comments which I agree 💯), especially with that live-in/rent-out, house hack strategy.
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30 January 2025 | 13 replies
It's an acreage property near the lake that has a main house (2/1), guest house (3/2), and small studio-layout unit (3 units on same property).
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29 January 2025 | 22 replies
House hacking is a great way to get started.
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7 February 2025 | 8 replies
We would buy this house all cash.
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7 February 2025 | 8 replies
I'm having a very hard time with them and on the verge of losing my earnest money on a house purchased to flip.
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7 February 2025 | 12 replies
The baseball season lasts 6-7 months, and I am given free housing during this time, wherever I am currently assigned to play.
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4 February 2025 | 11 replies
I found an area I felt comfortable living in and I bought a house with an FHA loan.