The parent choosing to keep the temp at an unsafe temp with children could be a sign of mental health issues and they may need to take the children away to keep them safe. 

I want to pay my credit cards off ($15k) and adopt children (estimated to cost $10-15k) My company will reimburse me the adoption fees, but not until it's finalized so I am hoping to do a HELOC so I can re-use that monies later on for bonus items like a pool or something fun for the kids.

But, I am finding I have such an emotional attachment to this house we lived in for 27 years, raised our children.

Does the tenant upstairs have children playing ball or a big dog?

My wife is a licensed agent here in Washington and we have 2 young children.

But the gas and water need to stay in our name as landlords (per the water and gas companies), and we will bill those amounts back to the tenants.We have 1 single man who has 1 child who will live with him 1/2 time in the upper level, and we have 1 single woman who has 3 children who will live with her 1/2 time in the lower level.

Your decision may also depend on whether you have children who are willing to manage the property after you're gone.

This woman ain't gonna pay and has no children.

BTW, he and his roommate were registered sex offenders, with minor children by force, abuse of authority. 

I'm about to put an offer on a duplex southeast of Childrens Hospital, sort of in/near 'southern orchards'.