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Trade a house for a multifamily property
Your primary residence becomes a rent roll: duplexes, triplexes, and small apartment buildings acquired in one trade instead of a sale, a search, and a second closing.
Homeowners who want to enter real estate investing through income properties are trading their single-family homes for duplexes, triplexes, and small apartment buildings. These swaps convert owner-occupied equity into cash-flowing investment properties in a single transaction.
Who’s becoming a landlord (or quitting)
Owner-occupants entering landlording by converting their primary residence into an income-generating multifamily asset
Real estate investors offering multifamily buildings in exchange for a primary residence as part of a portfolio restructure
Homeowners in low-cap-rate markets who want better yields by trading into multifamily in a higher-return area
Multifamily owners who want to return to owner-occupied housing by trading an apartment building for a house
Houses seeking multifamily
First rent rolls
A single-family home traded for a duplex in the same city, giving the owner both a rental unit and a live-in unit
A paid-off suburban home swapped for a four-plex in a college town, converting home equity into rental income
A multifamily building traded for a primary residence plus cash, transitioning an investor to owner-occupant status
Underwrite the income like the deal depends on it: estoppels against bank deposits, leases against the trailing-12, and every unit inspected — not just the model.
Related swaps
House-for-multifamily FAQ
Your equity could be collecting rent.
List your house for free and trade it for the building that pays you back.