What is house-hacking and does it work in Canton?

House hacking means buying a property with multiple units, or one with a rentable space like a basement, living in part of it, and using the rental income from the rest to offset your own mortgage payment. Canton does have some duplex and multi-unit stock, though it is less common than in some of the other North Metro Atlanta towns, so availability shapes how realistic this strategy is there compared to elsewhere. A permitted second unit is required for a lender to credit rental income toward your qualification. Joel Boss can tell you what multi-unit inventory currently exists in Canton.