A concept that has caught fire in recent years on the residential side is “House hacking,” where an individual buys a house or small multifamily property to live in and rents the remaining rooms/units to tenants in order to reduce their monthly house payment, or potentially even turn a profit.

Though it isn’t as widely discussed a strategy, the same principle is true of commercial real estate - a business owner can effectively reduce their monthly payments by purchasing the building in which they reside.