Episode 398: House Hacking Your Way to Lasting Wealth with Paul de Luca

Sep 4, 2025

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Paul de Luca of The Axon Group joins us to provide great insights on leveraging house hacking to grow a portfolio and how to succeed as an investor-friendly real estate agent! Paul jumps right into the nitty gritty of his first couple house hack deals! He gives tips on getting off the ground as a new real estate agent and the 101 on Chicago non-conforming units. Paul shares how he handled various troublesome tenants and provides his take on emerging neighborhoods where he’s investing! Throughout the episode, Paul demonstrates how focus and taking action have been keys to his investing success!

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Guest: Paul de Luca, eXp Realty - The Axon Group

Link: Paul's Instagram

Link: Paul's BiggerPockets

Link: SUCI Ep 354 - Jake Fugman & Mike Scanlon

Link: 5 Types of Wealth (Book Recommendation)

Link: On The Market (Podcast Recommendation)

Link: Adam Gurney (Attorney Referral)

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