House Hacking in Columbus: How My First Duplex Started a 100+ Unit Portfolio

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House Hacking in Columbus: How My First Duplex Started a 100+ Unit Portfolio

Remington LymanBusiness Member
Real Estate Agent · Columbus, OH · Member since 2017 · 6k+ posts · 7k+ votes

Helping investors build wealth through Columbus, Ohio real estate. In this video, I share the story of my very first house hack in Old North Columbus and how it laid the foundation for building a rental portfolio of over 100 units.

What You’ll Learn:

✅ What house hacking is and how it works
✅ How living in one unit while renting the other can eliminate housing costs
✅ Real cash flow numbers from a Columbus duplex
✅ How a small first deal can scale into long-term wealth
✅ Why Old North Columbus has been a strong rental market

I walk through how this property originally allowed me to live rent free while covering expenses and how, after moving out, it now generates roughly $1,500 per month in positive cash flow.

Columbus continues to be an ideal market for strategies like house hacking due to affordability, rental demand, and long-term appreciation potential.

🏠 Want to get started with your first house hack or investment property?
I help investors and first-time buyers find properties that fit their goals and build momentum from deal one.

👉 Connect with me here:
https://linktr.ee/RemingtonLyman

How I Help Investors:

Real Estate Education
Property Analysis
Investor Consulting
Buyer & Seller Representation
Off-Market & FSBO Opportunities
Renovation & New Construction Guidance
Financing & Lender Connections

📍 Markets Served:
Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Akron, Canton, All over Ohio

📌 Brokerage: Reafco
📌 Location: Columbus, Ohio

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