@Natali Cobbis this a house hack? 

A little about me, I'm 34, a full time first responder (with no intentions of leaving the job early) and I currently own 2 SFH's in Ohio and WV.

My current primary ( scenario 1) Keep the primary for the life of the loan ( current rate is 4.5 so i dont see my self refinancing anytime soon)current home value 1,150,000Loan amount 935,000appreciation estimate 5% per year after a 28 year hold and the house is paid off I would have a house worth 4,312,000$my current mortgage is 6125$ ( piti) included My second option( scenario 2) Sell the house, walk away with $150 ,000 ish in hand and put that into a low cost index fund Rent a house elsewhere for about 3000$ ish and take the extra 3000$ im saving everymonths from not having to pay my mortgage and puting that money in the index fund as well I ran the numbers on both of these scenarios and doing what I mentioned above would break even at about 28 years meaning my stock account would be worth 4.3 million just like my house would , but the only is that holding a house for 28 year would mean 28 years of property taxes, loan interest ,home insurance and repairs etc whick I calculated to be about 1,200,000$ at minimum which raised my eyebrows to say the least Also i understand that each of these options ( stock market vs real estate ) will have there tax consequences ( long term capital gains) so any thoughts on that would be appreciated as well.  

As you can imagine, this almost completely leaves the burden of due diligence on the buyer, and a lot can go "unmentioned".You'll often encounter tenants while on showings, and you should take every opportunity to politely introduce yourself (first name) and ask them about their experience there. 

The house has been on the market but traffic is slow - not sure if this is due to the current environment or something specific I should address within my listing (we've already adjusted the price). 

Our goal is now to leave to the kids at the stepped-up basis. 

Is it better to first purchase a primary home for myself (living in CT), and if so, does it matter whether it’s a house or a condo?

The house I bought was a special case and I went it expecting negative cash flow. 

I plan to house hack my first investment property.

Total home sqft is 2343: main house is 3b3b 1783 sqft and ADU is 1b1b 560sqft.