They have subliminally an internal set financial thermostat in their mind and recede once they hit it .

I had been an IT professional and programmer, and doing REI and investing was a little much to handle, in fact a distraction.As to having W2 incomes, here in NYC, you need two good incomes.

There are other assisted living programs which help seniors alter their homes (stair lifts, wheel chair ramps, etc) so they may remain in them longer.In Manitoba, you have Manitoba Housing which provides similar subsidized housing programmes (though, if I recall, MB Housing owns their own buildings ... some provinces - NB for one - no longer do that, but provide coupons to subsidize housing with private landlords).

I have in the past been a systems programmer and a project manager.

If you can't self manage (which everyone thinks is easy - but it's a LOT of work so depends on your available time to devote to answering basic questions over and over, calling 3 cleaners to replace the one that called out for the 5th time in season, calling an A/C company because your guest turned the thermostat down to 65 in 100 degree weather, etc.) then either go with iTrip if they have a strong franchise in your market or a mid-size local company with a good reputation.

Which that seems like a pretty simple thing to fix:) I’m always on not a programmer so maybe not

If I tried to be a Realtor, was showing a home, and someone told me the kitchen didn't "feel warm," then I'd turn up the thermostat, declare the problem solved, and tell them to write an offer or GTFO. :) That sort of approach works for mortgages where it's a number you can quantify and exactly measure, but not for being a Realtor where it's an aesthetic and a feeling. 

As a web programmer dealing with security, privacy and ID theft, I've learned to NEVER post a personal picture to any website, not Facebook, Twitter, here or otherwise. 

Hi BP,I am planning to lease out a separate room in the house with its private entrance, kitchenette, bathroom and separate thermostat.

And put a lock on the thermostat for heat/cooling, because that will be another problem area.