It might be worth it, but it might be better to make the property more appealing in some other way.

If we moved out and rented the main house as-is, we'd barely break even or even potentially enter negative cashflow.That's why the idea of renting out the ADU for extra income sounds appealing.

My STR was designed to appeal to a large audience so I can't speak to the STR market but I suspect that it is not all that different from the MTR market.

For example, in my county you can actually go to your hearing and get your taxes increased on appeal fun right....Jon Bock CPA/PFS

I would say go the owner occupant loan route to get into something for 3.5-5% down instead of 20-25% that you'd need with an investor loan, but those require you to live in the property for a year before you could rent it out.Airbnb could be appealing also since you'd already be furnishing the place for yourself, could just leave the furniture there after you'd move out.

My daughter says that enrollment is down at Temple, largely attributed to crime in the areaI would imagine that a new construction property is probably pretty nice, and that will appeal to more renters. 

I’m sure I will likely be paying a little more for this approach, but this simplified option is more appealing for the first one while I’m learning the processes.

What areas of RE do you find appealing?

Do you feel that Ontario Canada has any remaining appeal? 

It costs about $25,000 for a simple lawsuit and $50,000 or more for one that goes to appeal.