I have never done a land trustWe have a living revocable trust that we set upHonestly I should have done it 15 years ago but did it like 6 years ago.I do not see the need for a land trust unless you are a politician, actor or athlete (someone who is famous).I have done business with multiple billionaires (not bragging but trying to make my point) including several that owned professional sports teams - and even they did not use land trusts…

It may be harder to set off the entire mortgage payment with house hacking, but any amount that you can lower your living expense is a win while simultaneously having your property appreciate.

If it is simply the house and the tenant pays all the utilities, I personally would not charge more because you are renting them the house-not based on how many people are living there. 

-Current market rent is $1,250 per unitHere is what numbers look like when I live there: We currently pay $1,450/month in rent right now so that's something to consider.

The tenant is section 8 so 90% of rent is paid by social org and has rent support guaranteed for another 18 months.My suggestion is on the opposite spectrum of the other poster recommending northside market.

My partner and I currently live in Brooklyn in a 1bd 1ba condo that we would like to rent out for about $1500/mth to a family member.

I don't live off this cashflow so that alone doesn't bother me. 

I live in NJ and just don’t have the time anymore to give them the attention they need to succeed.

Just a home that you rent by the room while living there?

Even if you buy something that needs slight renovations, you can do them while living there, and then in a year or 2, you can rent that one and have 2 units in your portfolio, and buy another primary residence to move into with 3.5-5% down.