House Hacking

Duplex, rent-by-room, or ADU: how the three main house hacking strategies compare on cost, privacy, and how much of the payment a tenant actually covers.

Why 2-4 unit properties are the practical middle ground between a single-family home and commercial real estate for a first purchase, with the financing math.

The step-by-step version of the most reliable first move in real estate: buying a two-unit home, living in half, and letting a tenant cover most of your payment.

Why more Gen Z buyers are teaming up with parents to buy a duplex, how the multigenerational house hack math works, and what to agree on before you sign.

The house hacking mistakes I made going from a van to a duplex, what each one cost me, and what I would do differently on the next building I buy.

A plain-English house hacking guide for beginners: what it is, how the FHA 3.5%-down path works, and how to start with a duplex you live in on a normal income.

House hacking means living in one unit of a small multifamily property and renting the rest. How it works, what it costs, and who it fits.

The 15 units at 15 dollars an hour story is real but rare. Here is what the typical path into rental property looks like, and why that difference matters.

A field-by-field walkthrough of the free house hacking calculator: what to enter for financing, rents, and expenses, and how to read the three results that decide a deal.

What it is actually like living next door to your tenants: the boundaries, the awkward conversations, and the part of house hacking nobody puts in a post.