BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast - 4 Cities Where You Can Live for Free in 2025

Episode #1077 Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/campaigns/fund/flagship?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=biggerpockets&utm_campaign=podcast-biggerpockets-2024&utm_content=RE Episode Show Notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcasts/real-estate?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Grab Craig’s Book “The House Hacking Strategy”: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-house-hacking-strategy?utm_source=owned_media Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch The 10 Best Markets for Your First House Hack: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/best-markets-for-first-house-hack?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Austin: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/austinw187?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Craig: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/craigcurelop?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none One of the best ways to “live for free” is a strategy almost every successful real estate investor uses at some point in their journey: house hacking. You’ve probably heard of it before—house hacking allows you to significantly reduce (or eliminate) your mortgage/rent payment, so your housing cost hits rock bottom or even zero. This helps you save more money every month, invest faster, and reach financial freedom after a short (but worthwhile) period of sacrifice. Which US markets are best for house hacking, getting a great job, and paying next to nothing for housing? We’re presenting four of the best house hacking markets in the country, some of which you’ll probably be tempted to move to. These markets all have lower home prices but respectable wages, things to do, and great rents for you to collect. Who better to judge these markets than the man who wrote “The House Hacking Strategy,” Craig Curelop? Data scientist Austin Wolff is pitching these four real estate markets to Craig and Dave as the house hacking duo votes on whether they’d move to that market to house hack or stay put where they are. 00:00 Intro 01:57 What is House Hacking? 05:11 Should You Move to House Hack? 07:51 1. Fayetteville, Arkansas 11:59 2. Chattanooga, Tennessee 15:39 3. Charlotte, North Carolina 20:08 4. Indianapolis, Indiana 24:56 How to Start House Hacking