House Hack- What is considered a House Hack

[Francis Figueroa]

When you house hack, how serious do you have to be about living in the location? Could you live at the house and somewhere else? Does it have to be 6 months and a day? Do I just have to leave a room open? 

[Benjamin Aaker]

I would add to Nicholas L's comment that if you intend to house hack, the benefits you receive from that practice come from the fact that you have a place to live, while tenants pay your 'rent'. If you are not living in that place very much of the year, you now have a vacant unit that is wasting money and it's not really a house hack anymore.