Robert Leonard - The Everything Guide to House Hacking: Your Step-by-Step Guide to: Financing a House Hack Finding Ideal Properties and Tenants Maximizing the Profitability of Your Property Navigating the Real Estate

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The Everything Guide to House Hacking

Your Step-by-Step Guide to:

Financing a House Hack

Finding Ideal Properties and Tenants

Maximizing the Profitability of Your Property

Navigating the Real Estate Market

Avoiding Unnecessary Risk

Robert Leonard

DEAR READER,

Its common to learn a concept or two from some of the books you read that you can apply to your life, but those concepts rarely move the needle. My goal with this book is much bigger than thatits to change your life. I know, thats a big goal, but house hacking is that powerful. Ive experienced it myself and Im confident that you can, and will, do the same.

Life-changing doesnt mean that itll make you a millionaire overnight. It takes hard work and sacrifice. Whether its financial freedom, riches, or something in between, if youre willing to put in the work necessary to learn and implement the strategy of house hacking, you can set yourself up for the life youve always wanted. The keyword there is implement. Just learning the material in this book wont do anything for you. You have to actually take what you learned and apply it to your life. Ive learned it myselfdont get stuck in the Infinite Learning Loop. Take action.

And finally, I know personal finance is typically a taboo subject that is avoided in most conversations. Ive often found myself wanting to help and teach others about house hacking, but felt it wasnt really appropriate for me to do so. Now, I simply gift them this book and allow them to do as they wish with it. If you find yourself in a similar situation, consider doing the same. It might just change someones life.

Get to work,

Robert Leonard

@therobertleonard

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• Are you looking to grow your wealth?
• Do you want to reduce your housing costs and even live for free?
• Are you hoping to build your financial future with little money down?

Then house hacking may be what youve been looking for! House hacking is a real estate investing strategy where you use a residential property to earn income. It is a simple plan for building your wealth that takes very little money up front and allows you to reap the rewards of financial freedom. And the best part is, anyone can do it!

House hacking is often accomplished by purchasing a property, living in a portion of it, and renting out the remaining area with the goal of reducing your living expenses or potentially even profiting. But house hacking is not limited to that one model; you can also accomplish it through situations such as live-in flips, finding roommates for your current home, owning multiple properties, vacation rentals, and even participating in the sharing economy with Airbnb.

Not only will house hacking significantly improve your financial position by reducing what is probably your largest expense (your home); it is also a way to get started in real estate investing without a lot of money. That being said, house hacking is not fancy or flashy, and it wont make you wealthy overnight. However, house hacking can: Increase your investing returns, shorten your time to financial freedom, teach you to become a landlord with training wheels on, provide you with multiple tax benefits, and much, much more!

With The EverythingGuide to House Hacking, youll learn:

• Why house hacking is a smart wealth-building strategy
• How house hacking can work with almost anyones situation
• How to analyze, find, acquire, and/or manage a house hack
• Who is needed on your real estate team and how to build it
• The right steps to buying and financing your property
• How to find and professionally manage tenants

Most importantly, house hacking will open you up to an entirely new world of possibilities! Even if youve never purchased or invested in real estate, this book can help you understand and manage properties in a way that will forever change your financial position. House hacking lets you build the future youve always dreamed of!