What is house-hacking and does it work in North Charleston?

House-hacking means buying a property with more than one legal unit, living in one, and renting the others to offset your mortgage payment, and it can work in North Charleston where legal two-family and multi-unit zoning actually exists. Not every lot in North Charleston is zoned for multi-unit use, so confirming zoning before you search is important. Brian can point you to the specific pockets of North Charleston where this strategy is realistic.