Hey BP Community,I am an Atlanta resident and bought an older triplex about a year ago to house hack in (live in one unit and rent the other two out).

Purchase price: $78,736 Sale price: $115,000 Bought a house in Kenmare, ND that was freshly remodeled.

If your goal is to offset your mortgage with a house hack then Lowell would be a good bet, but if you're looking for a longer term appreciation play then the areas closer to the city would be better, although the offset from cashflow may be lower than what you're looking for.A good step for you would be to dig into specific areas more as @Lien Vuong noted above.

When you say your house hack phase has passed, are you saying you DON'T plan to occupy a unit of the 4-plex?

Finally, even with a substantial discount, the house may not be worth it.

I am back to getting the house rehabbed. 

My favorite was a hoarder house full of trash that took me six months to turn around, but it turned into a killer deal that earned me a 600% return.

Housing sales price is way below national average being the median price for a single family home is 90k.

The other looks like it could lose about 40% of my original investment.In Vegas, the odds are always in the house's favor.  

The seller would use this strategy when they don't have a lot of equity in the house.