Joseph Williams
Real Estate Investor & Coach
Why I Started House Hacking Coach
I was exactly where you are. Paying rent every month, watching home prices climb, and believing I needed 20% down to buy anything. Then I bought a $377,400 triplex in Minneapolis with 3.5% down and got my housing cost to $170 a month. Investing since 2012; that was my first house hack, in 2017.
Since then I’ve gone on to flip houses, build a rental portfolio, and repeat the house hacking system in a second market — including a live-in flip that netted $74,166.21 after every real cost. The deals documented on this site are the house hacking ones, backed by actual closing statements. The broader portfolio is the proof that the foundation works at scale.
I started House Hacking Coach because house hacking is where every serious real estate investor should begin — and most people don’t even know it’s possible. Rent is the single biggest barrier to building wealth. I’m on a mission to help first-time buyers escape it.
Our Mission
To help 1,000 first-time homebuyers eliminate their housing expense and accelerate their equity through forced appreciation, live-in renovations, and 2–4 unit property investing.
Our Vision
To become the most trusted house hacking education platform in the country — built on documented deals, where every number traces back to a real settlement statement.
Our Why
Because rent builds someone else's equity — not yours. Every month you rent, you fall further behind. We exist to show you there's a better way — and to walk beside you until you get there.