The second personal residence that I bought was a two unit and lived I one and rented the other. 

I have about 60K in equity, minimal cash on hand, 3.5% intrest on the current house, and live in Tulsa OK area.

I own a property where I rent out the lower apartment while my wife and I live in the upstairs one.

How many times have you heard somebody say some version of this statement: “We made 100,000 on the sale of our house and we only lived there for five years.

., don't forget to factor in the cost of your rent in your calculation.For example, house hacking a multifamily in a desirable part of Philly might not cashflow, but is the reduction to your cost of living greater than the cashflow from an investment property in a bad part of town?

Hey Kevin - I am from Huntsville (live in CLT now) and am emmersed in the AL market.

I think Nevada but I live there so I'm biased.

I currently rent out one side and live in the other.

I'm not that professional but I think a whole house filter would filter particulates like dirt but not chlorine. for chlorine you might need a reverse osmosis system for a specific drinking water tap to eliminate the taste as it's not practical or efficient to put an RO on the whole house supply. if skin issues from bathing are a problem you might need a softener. sometimes when kids have eczema doctors actually prescribe "bleach baths" where a small amount of chlorine bleach is added to the bath water. also many of the water treatment systems can be rented so maybe just rent it while they are there. regardless, proceed with data. water test, pediatrician diagnosis (if it's legal to ask for, no clue), and a system that is right for the application. sounds like the tenant is willing to help out which is awesome.

My wife and I are divorcing and I haven't even been able to live there for the past four or five months, but I didn't want to put her in a bad situation paying for the rent all on her own.