HOUSE HACKING FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

Build Your First
House Hack.
Without Quitting
Your Day Job.

Build Your First House Hack.

Without Quitting Your Day Job.

Learn how to buy, live, rent, and repeat—with a practical plan built around your career and family.

A real journey. A practical framework. Your next step.

BUY. LIVE. RENT. REPEAT.

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7 House Hacks
Experience built one home at a time
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Investing Since 2009
16 years of lessons and progress
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Built While Working Full-Time
A plan around work and family

Companies I’ve Built

YOUR FIRST STEP · FREE DOWNLOAD

The House Hacking Success Checklist

9 steps to prepare for your first house hack—from mindset and finances to financing, location, and your team.

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THE FIVE-STEP ROADMAP

Put the Strategy Into Action.

A clear path from paycheck to portfolio. One step at a time.

01

Get Ready

Prepare your finances, credit, savings, and mortgage readiness.

02

Find the Deal

Evaluate properties and spot opportunities that fit your plan.

03

Run the Numbers

Compare cash flow, value, equity, and realistic projections.

04

Manage the Property

Screen tenants, maintain the home, and build reliable systems.

05

Build & Scale

Track your portfolio, build equity, and plan your next move.

GUY FRANCOIS
Author. Investor. Working professional.

MEET GUY

I Didn’t Start With Money.
I Started With a Plan.

My story began in a one-room home in Haiti. At 17, I was homeless in Newark. In 2009, my wife Tammy and I bought our first house—a fixer-upper—the same week our first daughter was born.

A mentor showed me that the home you live in can become the first piece of a portfolio. So I kept my career in IT and cybersecurity and used my 5-to-9 hours to study deals, fix properties, and plan our next move.

Seven house hacks and 16 years later, I share the lessons—including the mistakes—to help working professionals start where they are, keep their jobs, and build a plan for their families.

7
House hacks
16
Years investing
2–10–5
The framework
YOUR 9 TO 5 PAYS THE BILLS.
YOUR 5 TO 9 CAN BUILD YOUR FUTURE.

THE BOOK · START HERE

The 5 to 9
Millionaire

Your home can be the beginning of something bigger.

A practical guide to building a real estate portfolio through house hacking—without quitting your day job.

WORK WITH GUY

Start Where You Are.

Choose the next step that fits your journey.

01 / FREE

The Checklist

Get ready for your first house hack with nine practical preparation steps.

02 / START HERE

The Book

The full 5 to 9 Millionaire playbook, from your first home to a long-term plan.

03 / GO DEEPER

Coaching & Speaking

Connect with Guy about coaching or speaking at your event, podcast, or company.

LESSONS FROM REAL LIFE

The Story Behind the Strategy.

Proposed story previews based on Guy’s published story. The first two stories now use Guy’s supplied photos. Final articles and the third story’s photo await approval.

2009 / THE BEGINNING

FIRST HOME

A Fixer-Upper, a New Baby, and a New Beginning

Guy and Tammy bought their first home the same week their daughter was born. It became the foundation for a different future.

THE LESSONS

A LESSON LEARNED

The House That Was Too Big for Our Plan

A home that stretched the plan taught Guy to look beyond appearances and let the numbers guide his decisions.

THE 5-TO-9 JOURNEY

WORK, FAMILY & REAL ESTATE

Seven House Hacks. A Career Kept.

Evenings and weekends became time to study deals, improve homes, and plan the next move—while working full-time.

START WITH A PLAN

Your First House Hack Starts With Preparation.

Get your free House Hacking Success Checklist. Nine steps to help you think through mindset, finances, financing, location, and your team.

Learn. Apply. Build. Create Options.

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