We just installed one in our personal home and like the way it works,, got a Nest brand.We had a 3 story 6 plex and had same set up when we put in a new boiler we made the control for thermostat in the basement under our control. 

They have been super hot right for some of the investors that I have come across.The smart investors are covering (or even making more profit on top of) their holding period monthly/annual expenses (mortgage, property taxes, maintenance, etc.) by renting out the property as a short-term rental (more information here in this utlimate guide to short-term rentals that I recently helped collaborate on with some other professionals in the industry) while biding their time for the market to rise as Millennials and Empty-Nest Boomers continue to spike prices as they flock into theses cities in droves.

In fact, there was even a hornet's nest in the upstairs unit.

So every year you (in "balance") can grow tax-free nest eggs in terms of real estate equity and 401K contributions.

I spent 3 years reducing my expenses by over 50%, paying off all of my debts and growing a small nest egg.

Save up the rest.Get a nest egg going if you don't have one already.

She would really be resetting her life back to the 20's, and that's tough to do.OTOH, if they have built up a nice fat nest egg and that's getting split, and she has a good paying job that easily qualifies for the new loan, and she's OK with continuing that until she decides what she wants to do with the rest of her life, doing the refi and staying put makes sense.As for your involvement?

If you can set this money aside you will soon have a good nest egg for make real estate purchases.

Just looking for some suggestions for the beginner, I've got that flying blind/ just took the first leap out the nest feel.

Bought my first home in 2006 with the intention of renting it after several years of living in it and building my nest egg back up.