Buying a duplex home

Find out the benefits of buying a duplex home as a new homeowner, from tax write-offs and mortgage advantages to potential rental income and experience being a landlord.

I had been dreaming of real estate investing for years, and when I set out to buy a home in 2016, I knew exactly what I wanted. I needed a place that I could somewhat easily convert into a legal duplex. I was determined, I wanted to rent out the basement and get my start into real estate investing.

If you're buying a duplex, there are things to consider that could either make or break your investing career. Read on to learn more.

Here's what we wish we'd known before navigating on our less-informed, high-risk multi-family home search.

Interested buying a duplex and becoming a landlord? Let's talk about some key logistical things to consider when thinking of making the leap.

If you’re considering buying your first home or investing in real estate, a duplex may be a good option to help pay your expenses and build wealth.

Watch as I shop for, fix up/ renovate, and move into my very first real estate purchase - a $240,000 Duplex in College Station, Tx! - beginner real estate investing with nothing held back.

This summer, we put the breaks on our “big house” home rehab and dove head first into renovating our small rental property so that we could get it rented before I headed back to school.…

Tiera Huang (Carrington) on Instagram: "💚 ✨Message 🧡✨ Every millionaire or billionaire has something in common: everyone will always need somewhere to stay. You can buy a starter home for yourself, then rent it out to someone else and allow them to pay down your mortgage. Alternatively, you can buy a duplex, live on one side, and let your tenant pay off the mortgage while you live in the property and pay little to nothing. You can also live in a home for 2-5 years and then sell it to…