If she's not sold after that, maybe you craft up a spreadsheet comparing how your net worth will grow with and without the house hack.

I am going to make it a bedroom/craft room.

This gentleman is very meticulous about his work so it took him longer but I am extremely pleased with his finished product.

If you are new or exploring an unfamiliar market, a broker can help you navigate things, crafting an appropriate offer, etc. 

There is a sense of accomplishment in remodeling a kitchen or changing your own oil that you can never get by pressing the send button on an important email or crafting a really nice excel spreadsheet.

I get it, its fun to live downtown, eat at the best restaurant, drink craft beer, walk everywhere.  

Let the first timer have some success and let the old timers teach their craft.  

The best advice I can recommend is to find yourself a good fee based financial planner (full disclosure:  I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM) who will take the time to get to know you and your situation, your goals, and who will help you craft a plan that encompasses all of the different areas of financial planning.Good luck on your journey and I hope this helps.Ed 

Also what I did to take away from Basement Laundry is I built a craft/gift wrapping station. 

Seemingly, you're the master of the craft...