Best house hacking markets

[Ryan Cleary]

My fiancee and I are looking for affordable markets to buy and live in a 2 family home.  Curious people's reccomendations

[Ali Nichols]

While a generalization, I find it much easier to house hack in states with lower property taxes (i.e. Colorado, Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee)... I name those because there are some pretty special places to live with access to nature in all of those states. 

Of course it comes down to preference, but if you are going to house hack and uproot your life, picking a place with a quality of life that excites you should be high on the list of considerations.