Ideally, there is an early point of separation with the each side having its own HW tank, etc so you can put in separate water meter (separate account or not) which can be read as needed.

@Beth H.Hi Beth,The unit is listed as a multi family but has 2 units and one storage unit.

It’s currently used for owner’s storage. 

The other thing to remember about funds vs. real estate is funds are very liquid, you can get your money in and out any second, with real estate it is an illiquid asset and if the real estate market tanks like the stock market has done the last two days, you can not get out at the snap of a finger.

And a bonus is that it will make the garage usable for 1 car (as opposed to now when it's advertised as just storage), so perhaps that will add value.

+ Large basement for plenty of storage!

We do own self storage (apartments without toilets). 

In order to start an AirbNb I would have pretty high upfront expenses like moving my expensive furniture to storage and furnishing my home with less expensive things. 

Say I did though, and the market tanks in the beginning and I continue to withdrawal at 5%.  

One of the problems with oil heat is the upfront deposit for oil in the tank if you charge one.