House hacking · By the numbers
From a van in a parking lot to financial independence.
Free house-hacking calculators and the numbers from my own path from a van to a duplex.
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House Hack Calculator
Plug in a real listing. Get cash flow, cap rate, and your true monthly cost.
Open calculator →Rent vs. Buy
Compare renting, buying, and house hacking side by side for your numbers.
Compare the three →Readiness Roadmap
Answer a few questions. Get a phased action plan to your first deal.
Build my roadmap →Long-Term Projection
See what rent growth and amortization do to a deal over a 1–30 year hold.
Run a projection →Start here
Can you own for less than you rent?
A conservative, real-numbers duplex breakdown in three affordable cities.
See the numbers →From a van to a duplex
An accountant’s real path from housing insecurity to a cash-flowing duplex.
Read my story →New posts every week
Deal breakdowns, first-time investor questions, and the spreadsheets behind them.
Read the blog →Ready to go further?
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The step-by-step playbook, six-calculator toolkit, and down-payment-assistance finder. Pay what you want.
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The five-stage plan I used to go from living in a van to owning a duplex — no rich parents required. Enter your email and I'll send it straight to your inbox.
The First-Property Bundle
Playbook, deal-analyzer toolkit, and down-payment-assistance finder. Pay what you want.
Get the bundle →The $0-to-First-Property Roadmap
The five-stage plan I followed from the van years to a duplex.