Here is the situation we are in now.There is a duplex for sale for $325K less than 2 miles from Texas Christian University.

Can anyone point me towards an online calculator that will show how much sooner we would pay off our mortgage if we divided our monthly repayment amount by two and paid that amount (half of a monthly amount) every two weeks, instead of paying the monthly amount once a month?

I may have been listening to the podcasts too much (I'm through around half of them)I'm all for giving the current tenants a chance, but it seems like I have to just take them without knowing anything about them, no idea of how they were screened, their payment history, etc.This is just a duplex, is it a very common thing to sell an occupied unit (on the lower range, not 4plex+)?

Depending on where you are, do this half a dozen times and you could have $500k-$1mil tax free in a decade or so. 

I've been searching with no real luck.I have a half duplex townhouse style unit.

From your post it sounds like you haven’t rented the property yet, I would first start to rent out the other half of your property.

Perhaps adding an additional half bath is optional and could be eliminated if issues come up or perhaps for someone who is hands on perhaps they could take on more work themselves if they needed to and extend the rehab time period.

Even as a rehabber.In order to find success nowadays, you have to be willing to go the extra mile and do what other wholesalers won't.

In fact, according to Rentometer.com, your new rate is almost 15% lower than the average rent of all 1-bedroom units listed for rent in the last year within a one-mile radius of your address, which is currently $Y.We are aware that any increase in household expenses, however minor, can have a financial effect.

And I'm only half kidding because keeping your wife happy is priceless, while all tax savings have a price tag.Letting the tax tail wag your entire life is a slippery slope.