The longer the law gives her to sit in there soaking up free rent, the more valuable it is for you to get her out quicker.  

Yes it would "only" be $100 a month as you say, but you would gain valuable experience as a landlord and then be the proud owner of 2 rental units (your condo and the other half of the duplex) at the same time. 

Ultimately, I figured out it wasn’t as valuable as I thought, so I got out at a little more than what I paid for it, but with taxes, holding costs, and fees it was a net loss.

I have no idea how much more valuable the building would be since there isn't very much data to pull from in this area. 

I have the opportunity of going to college (being a finance major to work in RE), working a job (maybe), and being a realtor, but I feel my time would be well spent being a realtor full-time and getting valuable experience in the real estate arena.

I have the opportunity of going to college (being a finance major to work in RE), working a job (maybe), and being a realtor, but I feel my time would be well spent being a realtor full-time and getting valuable experience in the real estate arena.

I have the opportunity of going to college (being a finance major to work in RE), working a job (maybe), and being a realtor, but I feel my time would be well spent being a realtor full-time and getting valuable experience in the real estate arena.

@Kurt K.I don't live in Nashville, nor do I have any valuable information to share with you, but I used to live in East Tennessee (Knoxville) and am just rooting for you.Good luck on your house hacking endeavor and keep us updated!

Note: I live in CA and only invest in ABQ so my local knowledge is not as valuable as folk who live there.

I have so many of your books and cannot begin to tell you how valuable they are in my eyes.