We purchased it with the intention of living in the Ground floor + BSMT apartment and renting the 2nd floor apartment.

I purchased both as a package and for the next six years enjoyed great cash flow as I paid the tax on the house lot annually at about half of what it should have been and neglected to pay anything on the tennis court lot.  

I used to live in the city and the taxes and water bills are nightmares.

Did you read Lend to Live?

My name is Batyr, and I’m a real estate investor specializing in co-living (PadSplit) and multi-family properties using creative finance strategies.

If you use the extra $100k of cash you receive to just...live on, buy a jetski, take a trip to Disney, (any personal use) the interest for that portion of the loan will not be deductible. 

Purchase price: $360,000 We bought this stacked duplex, lived in one unit for 2 years and moved on.

But today, my husband and I live comfortably, and we’ve traveled to 20 countries over the past few years.I’ve been listening to BiggerPockets since 2013 and was even featured on the Rookie podcast.

I live in Florida but my family is from Portsmouth and I just there for Labor Day.

This tenant currently lives in my property with a roommate and they are both equally responsible for the rent.