# About · Who runs The Rent Hacker

> The Rent Hacker is written by Danny Brown. We underwrite every 2–4 unit building on the market. Most of them fail. Buy one underwrite for $79, or take the pass. Every call stays on the public record.

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About

# Who runs The Rent Hacker.

I'm **Danny Brown**, a data engineer. Every week I publish five regional editions of The Rent Hacker: San Francisco, the East Bay, the Peninsula, the South Bay, and the North Bay. Each one ranks Bay Area house-hack candidates head-to-head against putting the same money in the S&P 500.

The rules don't bend. Every pick passes the [same published process](/methodology/): verified rents from nearby comps, jurisdiction-checked property taxes, sensitivity scenarios, and two review gates before anything ships. Thin weeks ship thin. If nothing beats renting and index funds, the board says so instead of padding the lineup.

And every call stays on the record. The [track record](/track-record/) lists each published pick, how long it stood, and what happened to it, including the ones that went against us. Wrong calls stay visible. That's the deal.

The [calculator](/calculator/) on this site runs the same engine the weekly board runs on every listing. If you want to check my math, that's the fastest way.

Questions, corrections, or a deal you want a second opinion on: [danny@therenthacker.com](mailto:danny@therenthacker.com). Replies land with a human.