I should be able to live for free/ make a little bit extra on the side to pay for my utilities.

Might even be able to charge a bit extra in rent for video security:)

Where I'm sure the bonus content has plenty to learn from is it worth spending the extra money just for the bonus content?

Let her know at this point since the dog was already there, she had 2 options - pay a $300 security deposit and an extra $30 per month AND put the pet through our screening process OR get rid of the dog.She made a call to see if she could return the dog from wherever she got it, called me back, dog gone. 

Children will benefit more from a parent teaching them right vs. wrong than they will from a few extra dollars.

If not, give them a little extra time (60 days max) to find something new and then get a renter that will pay you what it's worth.

If they put the house back on the market and it sells for the same or more, they cant really claim the Earnest money except maybe the carrying cost for the extra time.

I'd prefer to buy a duplex so that I can rent out one unit and rent a room in the unit I'd be living in, or buy a 3 bed 2 bath house and rent the extra rooms.

What you are selling is "time saved" and the extra up front capital that isnt needed. 

Hot economy, jobs, all types of loan forbearance, stimulus checks, child tax care credits, raging stock market, rock bottom interest rates, quantitative easing, extra unemployment benefits, home value increases, highest savings rates in history, the list goes on.