Texas tends to favor landlords in these cases, but follow the legal process exactly—any misstep could delay things.As for protecting against retaliation or property damage, installing security cameras (if you haven’t already) to monitor common areas might be worth it.

For me at least, doubling my profit is well worth the extra two months of expenses on the market.

To answer your title directly, house hacking is entirely worth it and if you're willing to be a landlord it's 100% the best springboard to financial independence.

That said, I'm comfortable with the BRRRR strategy, I understand how it can help us build net worth and also limit the actual cash in and therefore risk to her.

My attorney that handles SEC registration told me something along the lines of $1.5-2M as a minimum if I remember correctly.

I have an interior design background and can make this property really cute, but is it worth it?

You don’t need to be someone that owns $100M worth of real estate unless that’s really your goal. 

As others pointed out, there are overlapping features, so does not seem it's worth it.

Is it worth keeping this debt for the tax benefits and low interest rate, or would you focus on paying it off ASAP?

Quote from @Rachel Jane: First post, no idea what I’m doing, lolMy grandfather passed away and left me his condo, which is fully paid off (and located in a seniors residence) It’s worth approx $500,000 (CAD).