Most people think house hacking means collecting rent.
There's a better play.
It's called the live-in flip.
Here's how it works:
- Buy a distressed property. Live in it as your primary residence.
- Renovate while you're there. Force the equity up.
- Sell after 2 years. Keep up to $500K in gains — completely tax-free.
- Repeat every 2 years. No tenants. No landlord calls at midnight.
- The IRS calls it Section 121. Real estate insiders call it the quiet wealth machine.
Wall Street pays capital gains tax.
You don't have to.
What's the most undervalued fixer in your market right now?