Housing prices have more doubled during the past decade, and mortgage rates have done the same in less than a year. So what's a cash-strapped home buyer to do?
Buy a duplex and use the rental income to help pay your mortgage.
Duplexes have long been a first step for first-time rental owners and those looking to increase their buying power because you can live in one unit and use the rent from the other to help qualify for a larger mortgage than you otherwise might.
