THE ULTIMATE HOUSE HACK

How to Buy Your First 4-Plex, Reduce Your Housing Cost, and Build Wealth

By Andrew Zel, founder, 4PLEXES

Buying a 4-plex as your first property, living in one unit, and renting out the other three โ€” so rental income helps carry the cost of the home you live in.

What the book covers

Contents of the current manuscript. A revised and expanded edition is in preparation; the contents below will be updated when the rewrite is approved.

  1. Introduction โ€” The Day Everything Changed
  2. Chapter 1 โ€” The Lie You've Been Sold
  3. Chapter 2 โ€” Getting Ready, Credit, and Financing
  4. Chapter 3 โ€” Finding Your 4-Plex: The Hunt
  5. Chapter 4 โ€” Running the Numbers
  6. Chapter 5 โ€” Making the Offer and Getting to Closing
  7. Chapter 6 โ€” Moving In: Your First 90 Days as a Landlord
  8. Chapter 7 โ€” What Can Go Wrong (and Why You'll Survive It)
  9. Chapter 8 โ€” From One to Many: Building the Portfolio
  10. Conclusion โ€” Your Move
  11. Appendix โ€” Andrew's Story: From Renter to House-Hacker

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