Curated House Hack Packet

Two primary suites give you a lot of flexibility. The front suite has its own full bathroom, separate outside entry, and direct courtyard access, while the larger primary stays separate from it.

There is no kitchenette or separate laundry in the front suite, and the $220 monthly HOA is one of the higher carrying costs in this group.

You can keep the main living areas and larger primary for yourself while giving a renter a bedroom, full bath, and private way in and out without sharing every part of the house.

The downstairs owner suite has a full bathroom and is described as studio-like, while a second owner suite sits upstairs. At $478,900 and $190 per square foot, there is a lot of house here for the money.

The downstairs setup does not have the same proven separation as Via Sacra, Vancouver, or Abel Cliff. The MLS does not show a kitchenette or clearly confirm a separate exterior entrance, and the solar lease has to be dealt with.

This gives you room to keep the upstairs as your own space while using the downstairs suite for rental income without paying the premium attached to some of the more complete Next Gen layouts.

The separate space includes two bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchenette, and its own private entrance. The home is renovated, there is no HOA, and the larger lot also gives you a pool and gated RV parking.

It is a 1972 home, the garage has been converted, and the overall setting feels different from the newer master-planned options in the packet.

If you want your renter to have a more independent setup instead of simply renting a bedroom and bathroom inside your living space, this gives you that separation without jumping to the most complicated property in the group.

The Next Gen suite has its own front entrance, bedroom, bathroom, living area, kitchenette, and laundry. The main home still gives you almost 2,900 square feet overall, four bathrooms, and a loft.

The purchase price and annual taxes are higher, the lot is fairly small, and the home has leased solar. It has also been sitting on the market longer than the others.

You get very clear separation without sacrificing the feel of owning a newer primary residence, which makes this one of the easiest layouts in the group to use with a long-term renter.

The downstairs guest suite has its own full bathroom, and the separate downstairs den gives you another flexible room while the primary bedroom and remaining bedrooms stay upstairs. The home is new construction with upgraded finishes and systems.

The guest suite does not have a separate exterior entrance, kitchenette, or its own laundry, so the renter would be more connected to the main house than at Vancouver or Abel Cliff. Builder pricing and options can also change before completion.

This works well if you want to house hack but still place a high value on buying new construction and keeping the setup simple rather than creating a fully separate second residence.

The property has a 2,130-square-foot main home, an attached studio-style space, an upstairs guest wing, and a detached two-story 810-square-foot casita. Multiple areas have kitchenettes, separate entrances, and dedicated laundry. All four living areas are currently occupied month to month.

This is much more management-heavy than the other five. Showings require coordination with multiple occupants, and the existing month-to-month tenancies mean possession and any changes to the current setup have to be handled around tenant rights and required notice.

If reducing your own housing cost as much as possible matters more than keeping the setup simple, this gives you the most existing rental infrastructure and the most ways to generate income while still occupying the property yourself.