I would appreciate any and all advice that fellow members here are willing to give.

There is 3 primary components, ingredients, required to achieve such elevation of self in financial success your speaking of. 

To all aspiring house hackers and those aiming for a single-family primary to hold it as a long-term rental, what are your biggest frustrations likely keeping you from jumping in the game? 

Hey All!

In order to defer all tax in a 1031 you must purchase at least as much as your net sale and use all of the proceeds from the sale in your purchase. 

If i rented out the other unit, I would have roughly $10,800 per month in all units.

They also pay for all their utilities. 

No information at all.

You can google how to do it but local hardware store should have all the tools you need.

With all that being said, you can still pay a 30 year mortgage off in 15 years, not be tied behind a higher payment, and still keep your debt to income ratio fluid.