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Roger Simons 99% of houses are not optimized for house hacking. They need a makeover.
30 June 2023 | 4 replies

The ultimate house hack maximizes the space.  In my area rents are about $500 for a 100 sq ft room.  The problem is a typical house only has 3 bedrooms and its probably 2000 sq ft.  That's pretty ridiculous....$1500 f...

Ian Dale Ibrado Room rental home layout.
15 October 2022 | 17 replies

Looking to do room rental as first investment. What do you guys have as layout? Majority of homes in canada has basements. Looking to to make a basement 100% bedrooms. What are your thoughts on that? Not having a c...

Brad Taylor Smartlocks or Keypad Locks for Rental Properties
28 October 2022 | 14 replies

Just about to close on my 1st househack rental!  I have to replace some of the locks and wondering if I should just make the jump to a keypad or smartlock instead of the cheaper/traditional lock for all units?Love to ...

Henry Clark Self Storage- Deal 6
28 July 2020 | 0 replies

Start Small and make your big mistakes Early.
Deal breakers- market, finance, zoning, footings, road type, water/sewer availability, Storm sewers, Storm retention ponds, over Analyzing, too Greedy. Everything else yo...

Brandon P. LAKELAND, FLORIDA - Attached ADU Questions
19 August 2023 | 5 replies

My wife and I have a house under contract in Lakeland, Florida (Polk County) with no HOA. Our ideal plan was to rent out a portion of the house to long term tenants as we house hack our first deal. We are ok with the ...

Don Antoncich Renting Above Ground Garage
27 March 2018 | 4 replies

Hello everyone,I have a two story house that sits on top of an above ground garage. Currently this garage is completely empty except for the walls, cement flooring and 4 support posts. I went to the city of Raleigh pe...

Alex M. Mixed use 4 unit property
21 February 2013 | 3 replies

I'm considering buying a mixed use property which is a very interesting place.
To begin with, the building is vacant and although the seller can finance it himself, I am only looking at the option to buy through a FHA...

Chris Simmons Removing Access Control System / Intercom / Door Buzzer from Multi-Unit Building
10 August 2024 | 2 replies

I recently bought an 8-unit building and I am remodeling the units are they become available. I currently have 4 units under complete renovation. The units have an intercom / door buzzer that allow visitors to buzz an...

Jonathan Greene How to Diversify Your House Hack to Recoup More Cash Flow
30 December 2024 | 4 replies

With the upswing in the country's short-term and mid-term rental markets, a unique opportunity is presenting itself to house hackers during a time when it's harder to cash flow than it was a few years ago. You can div...

Jonathan Taylor Smith Charging extra for basement "storage"?
18 February 2016 | 7 replies

I notice on the BP Rental Property Calculator there is a field for "Other Monthly Income" and the question mark icon gives "extra storage" as a possible example of such other income...I have a 3BR / 2.5BA Townhouse fo...