Alex Waite
House Hack Utilities
I purchased a house hack with my tenant occupying the basement only and I have built a small kitchenette in the basement for the tenant. I am wondering how should I charge or not charge for utilities. I am occupying a...
Christian Wathne
Should I not renew lease on roommate house?
Hi Everyone, I have a very good condition (full gut renovation 5 yrs ago) single family house (4br/2ba) in a prime area of the west coast. I was in a hurry when originally renting and ended up renting the house to 3 y...
Ben Staples
My First Successful Tenant Screen!
Hi Everyone, This is my first ever forum post! My short story: I had my first ever "Vacancy" and successfully filled it in one week! I put vacancy in quotes because I don't actually own the property; I am renting. A ...
Gregory Oliver
Single Family House Hack in Portland, OR
Hello, I'm planning on doing a house hack (in Portland, OR.) this summer with my teammates, and the only homes close to campus are single-family. Does anyone have input on house hacking a single-family home and anythi...
Account Closed
Housing Hacking in my HoA
Hello!My name is Nolan and I am a pharmacist at your local big box stores and this is my first post on the website since listening to the podcast back in May of this year! I knew I had to start my journey of "getting ...
Sebastian Nadal
Screening for a roommate for the first time
I'm in Rogers Park, Chicago. I have several people interested in being my roommate. So far, I have two people who seem they could good tenants. I did find them on Craigslist though.My mom has one property in Romeovill...
Sohil Shah
Renter asking to add another person on the lease
Have a renter who already signed the lease. Now she wants to add the another person on the lease who is staying in the house with her. Is this a red flag and how do I handle this? The lease was approved in her name. S...
Nathan Jackson
House Hacking - Roomates
Hey everyone!My wife and I are looking to get into this whole lifestyle and are wanting to "househack" our way to our FI. I was wondering if anyone had any good resources as far as roommate rental agreements that we c...
Aaron NA
Buy a house to live in while renting a room; good/bad idea?
With my lease expiring soon (house with 2 roommates), I am looking to purchase a home with total cost of debt, tax, expected maintenance, and insurance less than my current rent payments (or within $100, so essentiall...
Robert Steele
The dream tenants from heaven!
We always hear about the nightmare tenants from hell so I thought I'd post about my dream tenants from heaven.
They have rented from me for over two years. Never late. and they've taken very good care of the place.
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