Matt Liu
Renters in your own house... separate areas?
Let's say you buy a single family as an owner-occupant, with the goal of having a couple renters to defray the monthly bills. But let's say the town does not easily allow conversion from singles to multis anymore. Can...
Kiersten James
How do you house hack in an area as expensive as Long Island?
Hi all,My husband and I are one month away from being debt free and will be in a good position to jump into RE. One issue we’re having is the simple question of how to actually pull it off. We’re in Long Island and th...
Joan Riano
FHA 203k loan on a 2 unit 100 year old 2 flat - need advise
I recently got an offer accepted for a 2 unit property in Elgin, IL. Its a 5 bed 3 bath. The offer got accepted for $125k with 5k in credit from the seller at closing (essentially $120K) I'm trying to use a 203k str...
Blake Varner
Can’t show property when tenant isn’t home but he’s always gone.
Hello. Newbie landlord here. Tenant is moving out in under a month. I want to show the property to prospects but my tenant doesn’t want strangers there when he’s not there. The problem is he’s almost never there. If I...
Calena Reynolds
Basement conversion short-term rental
Hello BP!
I live in Johnson City, TN and am new to real estate investing. I'm considering converting my basement into a short-term rental as a house-hack and curious to hear perspectives on this endeavor and if you h...
Ben Einspahr
House Hacking Success Story | Denver Cap Hill House Hack
I love sharing success stories of Denver House Hacker’s crushing it! This post is to highlight Vasily Rossokhin first house hack purchased in September of 2020.
Investment Goals: Vasily had his mind set on building l...
Joshua Hughes
HouseHacking by the Room gone bad
Goodmorning BP family- I have added an additional single family house to my portfolio so I am now house hacking two homes. Both of them are by the bedroom and this new one I just completed a master bedroom build added...
Max T.
Legal Question - Use - In-Law Suite - Rental - licensing
The property is a large twin, zoned RSA-3.Two entrances:Main entrance - large 5 bedroom 2 bathroom, living room, and kitchen space.Rear entrance - 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, living room, and kitchen. In Philadelphia cou...
Zoe Floyd
Primary Home House Hack - Rent out 1/2 of property
Hi there!
My husband and I have 3 little ones, 7 and under. We are in the Central Florida area and have been considering house hacking our primary home. I'd like to get feedback and your perspectives of the pros and ...
Michael Garland
Rent primary w/o finished basement or finish and rent both?
Currently living in a 6 yr old new construction home. We did not finished the basement during construction. Basement is poured concrete with 9’ ceiling, egress window and has plumbing roughed in during construction fo...