Analyzing a House Hack Deal

[Andrew McFarlane]

Hey Everyone,

How do you best go about analyzing a house hack deal? 

Do you factor in the money you are not paying into your "gross income" on the property? Or do you only use the rent from the other unit(s) in your calculation. 

I'm currently looking at some duplexes in my area that I would like to house hack with, but using the BP Rental Calculator makes the deal look "bad."  I can make triplexes and fourplexes look pretty good, however, those tend to be slightly out of my price range at the moment.

Thanks,

Andrew