We purchased it with the intention of living in the Ground floor + BSMT apartment and renting the 2nd floor apartment.

What a story we can all tell in this journey called life :) 

@Tom GrieshammerThe best bang for your buck would be buying an existing duplex with an owner-occupant loan and putting down 3.5-5% and live in one unit.

Quote from @Vince Scipione: Yes, they are a popular choice where I live and work, however with the ever fluctuating cost of oil heat, many people have swapped over their boilers/furnaces to what is called a "Propane Gun" essentially it is a device that is affixed to the front of the furnace/boiler that injects the propane and ignites it.

Is your midterm you live in performing well? 

You will be living in someone else's house.

another property to the portfolio, and a continued relationship with a live long client Lessons learned?

I wanted to invest where I wanted to live and I am also from Elgin so am constantly headed further nw. 

Tenants should be paying the owner.Do you also live in the house?

I lived in it for a year and loved the location.