I am interested in living in the basement, and renting out the upper unit on Airbnb.

I found an area I felt comfortable living in and I bought a house with an FHA loan.

I am putting in a link to something that may be help, a cost of living comparison calculator (https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/cost-of-living-calculat...). 

Both my aunt and my mother’s husband have expressed their willingness to remove their names from the title, granting sole ownership to my mother.My mother is interested in transferring ownership of the property to me and allowing me to live there.

I live here and househack as well - can provide a first hand perspective.

I work in Potomac, MD, and would like to buy a condo or apt that I can easily commute and live in, and then eventually rent out, and then buy another. 

We plan on living in the house and doing most of the fixes and renovations ourselves.

If not, do you own the primary home you're living in now? 

I am considering living in one of the units myself.

At that point the unit becomes no longer tenable to rent from an owner perspective as it is actually COSTING me money to have someone live there.