Looking to purchase home to House-Hack in Greenville, SC

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Looking to purchase home to House-Hack in Greenville, SC

Connor Bath
Chapel Hill/Charleston · Member since 2022 · 7 posts · 9 votes

Hi, I am currently starting the process of looking into the Greenville, SC market for a home to live in and rent out the other rooms to other younger professionals. Move-in would be in August and have it ideally in the 200-400k range with the potential to make minor upgrades. I would like to be within 10 minutes of downtown Greenville where my work will be but do not have much knowledge of the demographics of all of the neighborhoods in the area. I would like to find a realtor who has experience within the market and could offer advice on what my best options might be. Let me know if anyone knows anyone who could help. Thanks!

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Ty CouttsBusiness Member
Lender · Denver, CO · Member since 2022 · 467 posts · 230 votes
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Hello @Connor Bath!

I love the house hacking technique and am in the middle of doing it with our second house purchase right now. I help a ton of clients in SC with getting their financing to where the numbers make sense for their strategy as well. For a Rockstar realtor in the area, I highly recommend Austin:

Austin Grant McDowell|McDowell Real Estate Group

 Let me know if you want to take a deeper dive into the numbers side of things as well!

[email protected]719-641-5169
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  • Ty CouttsBusiness Member
    Lender · Denver, CO · Member since 2022 · 467 posts · 230 votes
    3y

    Hello @Connor Bath!

    I love the house hacking technique and am in the middle of doing it with our second house purchase right now. I help a ton of clients in SC with getting their financing to where the numbers make sense for their strategy as well. For a Rockstar realtor in the area, I highly recommend Austin:

    Austin Grant McDowell|McDowell Real Estate Group

     Let me know if you want to take a deeper dive into the numbers side of things as well!

    [email protected]719-641-5169
    Ty Coutts - Aslan Home Lending 543 Reviews
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  • Ryan ThomsonBusiness Member
    Real Estate Agent · Colorado Springs, CO · Member since 2018 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    3y

    @Connor Bath Great idea! Can't help with the area, but I have some good house hacking tips and resources. 

    1. For podcasts I really like the Huse Hacking episodes on Bigger Pockets Podcast and other channels. Here is a playlist with the best House Hacking Podcasts I’ve found: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4A6uLsPfdWEMmJhG4TSjyb?si=743bb403548f47fb

    2. Great beginners guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ultimate_Beginners_Guide_BiggerPockets.pdf

    3. The Book on House Hacking Strategies by Craig Curelop is also a fantastic book

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  • Mack Lengel
    Smokies / Greenville, SC · Member since 2021 · 130 posts · 146 votes
    3y
    Quote from @Connor Bath:

    Hi, I am currently starting the process of looking into the Greenville, SC market for a home to live in and rent out the other rooms to other younger professionals. Move-in would be in August and have it ideally in the 200-400k range with the potential to make minor upgrades. I would like to be within 10 minutes of downtown Greenville where my work will be but do not have much knowledge of the demographics of all of the neighborhoods in the area. I would like to find a realtor who has experience within the market and could offer advice on what my best options might be. Let me know if anyone knows anyone who could help. Thanks!

     I know @Jonathan Anderson helped land a couple clients some off-market house hacks recently, I would connect with him if I were you

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  • Jonathan AndersonPro Member
    Real Estate Agent · Greenville, SC · Member since 2016 · 199 posts · 107 votes
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    Quote from @Mack Lengel:
    Quote from @Connor Bath:

    Hi, I am currently starting the process of looking into the Greenville, SC market for a home to live in and rent out the other rooms to other younger professionals. Move-in would be in August and have it ideally in the 200-400k range with the potential to make minor upgrades. I would like to be within 10 minutes of downtown Greenville where my work will be but do not have much knowledge of the demographics of all of the neighborhoods in the area. I would like to find a realtor who has experience within the market and could offer advice on what my best options might be. Let me know if anyone knows anyone who could help. Thanks!

     I know @Jonathan Anderson helped land a couple clients some off-market house hacks recently, I would connect with him if I were you


    Thanks for the recommendation, Mack! 
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  • Jon Martin
    Member since 2022 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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    @Connor BathI have an investment property in Greenville near the west village. The town is relatively small so it's pretty easy to be within that driving distance of downtown. I would ask your realtor to bring you listings with basements and/or detached garages because it's tough for an MLS search to reliably pick those search terms up. Most of the west side is 2 and 3 beds with smaller footprints so they aren't great for househacking. The North through East to South quadrants seems to have more broad footprint homes and basements where you can carve the house up for more privacy.

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  • John UnderwoodPro Member
    Investor · Greer, SC · Member since 2014 · 13k+ posts · 17k+ votes
    3y

    Just keep an eye on Zillow, FB, Craigslist.

    I buy and sell all the time without realtors. I try and find off market properties to get better deals.

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  • Nazanin Boojar
    Member since 2022 · 50 posts · 24 votes
    3y
    Quote from @Connor Bath:

    Hi, I am currently starting the process of looking into the Greenville, SC market for a home to live in and rent out the other rooms to other younger professionals. Move-in would be in August and have it ideally in the 200-400k range with the potential to make minor upgrades. I would like to be within 10 minutes of downtown Greenville where my work will be but do not have much knowledge of the demographics of all of the neighborhoods in the area. I would like to find a realtor who has experience within the market and could offer advice on what my best options might be. Let me know if anyone knows anyone who could help. Thanks!


     Why don't you get a house in the right location to put it on Airbnb and rent your own unit around where you work?

    If you find the right property, it would pay off the mortgage payments and other expenses.

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  • Nazanin Boojar
    Member since 2022 · 50 posts · 24 votes
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    Quote from @Nazanin Boojar:
    Quote from @Connor Bath:

    Hi, I am currently starting the process of looking into the Greenville, SC market for a home to live in and rent out the other rooms to other younger professionals. Move-in would be in August and have it ideally in the 200-400k range with the potential to make minor upgrades. I would like to be within 10 minutes of downtown Greenville where my work will be but do not have much knowledge of the demographics of all of the neighborhoods in the area. I would like to find a realtor who has experience within the market and could offer advice on what my best options might be. Let me know if anyone knows anyone who could help. Thanks!


     Why don't you get a house in the right location to put it on Airbnb and rent your own unit around where you work?

    If you find the right property, it would pay off the mortgage payments and other expenses.


     I'm not sure how STRs do in Greenville, SC but you can even think about buying a property in another city and rent one in Greenville with the passive monthly income.

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  • Austin Grant McDowellBusiness Member
    Realtor · Greenville, SC · Member since 2015 · 88 posts · 43 votes
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    @Ty Coutts Thanks for the recommendation. @Connor Bath would love to help you in this! Ty and I could help in a big way to make this a reality!

    Thanks,

    Grant

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