House Hacking Lease Question

[Zachary Miller]

Hello All. I just had an offer that I submitted accepted on a home. I intend to rent out the spare bedroom and "house hack." I am very new to this and wondered if anyone would be willing provide any tips of things to make sure to include in a house hacking leave. Also, if anyone had a sample house hacking lease that I could look at, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

[Mindy Jensen]

Since you will be living with the person who is renting out your bedroom, think of all the qualities you want and do not want in a roommate. Are pets ok? Do you have them? What about smoking? 

Since you will be sharing such close proximity, you want to make sure you tell them everything that is important to you. Better to give them more information than they need, then to skip something that may be important to you and be stuck in a bad situation.

You are exempt from federal fair housing laws, so long as you rent it out yourself rather than use a PM, you can pick and choose the person who best fits with your own wants and needs, such as choosing to only allow men to apply for the room.

Good luck. I am following this topic to see what happens...