Option 4: Keep grinding and playing it out slow to continue to save funds and potentially use one of the strategies above in the next 3-6 months. 

The rest is just noise (and things we can't predict or control). 

As you are owner occupying, I'd probably recommend taking the third floor if you don't want to deal with noise issues.

Hi all, I have a 3-plex, and the person living upstairs occasionally has people over or is just making noise at later times of the night.

We have had to evict one tenant already, since they had guests loitering and making noise at late hours, which was disturbing AirBnB guests, resulting in a few negative reviews.

The rest is just noise. 

I know you are also on the grind and probably as tuned into this market as we are.

RE investing is a grind.

It was all noise and reflected their own insecurities.

Tenant agrees to keep common areas clean, do their dishes within 8 hours, keep noise to a minimum from 10pm-8am on weeknights, respect the right of other roommates to enjoy the house, and resolve any disputes with other roommates in good faith."2.