., a duplex or multifamily), you may qualify for a conventional loan with as little as 3%-5% down.HELOC or Cash-Out Refinance: Use the equity you’ve built in your current property to secure a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) or cash-out refinance.

Maybe a duplex if you're lucky, but definitely a SFR.

Hence I recommend starting with a duplex.

I expect it to be moderate size rehab which to me means no significant plumbing or electrical and no walls being added or removed.  

My main concern about actual house hacking for a few years in a row is that we don't want the kiddos to have to change schools once we relocate up there.I'm thinking about getting an appreciation-oriented duplex/triplex in a pricier market with good schools that we could stay in for several years, and saving for an actual cashflow property that'd we buy as an investment property instead of a house hack.

Yet for owners of rental SFRs, duplexes and condos—not to mention retail and restaurants—COVID-19 threatens to reduce landlords’ rental income, perhaps entirely.

Hello all,I'm looking to make my first offer on a duplex and I'm needing help deciding what to request now vs what can wait until the due diligence period. 

@Parker BullardFrom my experience, house hacking is a great way to reduce housing costs by renting out part of a property, like a duplex or triplex.

Hey, I'm a house hacker myself. 1 SFH, now rented out completely, and currently in a duplex that I just refinanced. 

Vetting the tenants and following local laws is extremely important.If you don't own a primary residence, would you consider house hacking (buy a single family and rent out the rooms or a duplex and live in one side/rent the other?