Where I live, there are many organizations families in need can reach out to for assistance.

If you plan on living there a while, an extra living space would be great, but if you plan on selling it soon, I don't think it's a great investment of your time and money. 

Treat it like an investment, not just where your FIL lives, and keep the expenses separate.

We have been living it for 2 years now.

I lived in it for 2 years prior to turning it into a rental property.

He said he had done the last "Live" training that he was going to do.

Hello, before I give my story, my wife and I are looking for a 1-2 bedroom apartment we have a monthly budget of 1750, we both have poor credit, my wife Ariana, Graduated from Brown University last year, she will be 48 in May this year and is currently an Operations Manager II at kent hospital through Sodexo, she makes 75k a year, and approximately 4500 after taxes a month, she has no criminal history, as to our poor credit, we had to choose between paying our rent and electricity during covid, or pay our credit cards, we have never missed a rent payment, and have lived in the same residence for the last 4 years with no issues, we are looking for an apartment because our landlord wants to renovate his building. with that said...I am writing to proactively disclose information that may appear on a background check.In 2009, I was involved in an incident that resulted in a felony charge.

First thing I would look at is looking into markets that are expanding or have remained stable for an extended period of time.

Since you appear to live in Brooklyn I assume you will rely on a 3rd party property manager.

Think of it this way you are creating living space and it needs to be safe.