I was thinking of doing some light rehab for a sell, but the other option was to hold it as a rental or possibly structure a owner finance type of deal, though I’m not too sure of many people interested in buying/owning Town Homes... of course I could always market it.

Actually YouTube is probably one of the worst things you can do, but a few light bulb moments might happen.

(1st floor tenant shovels snow / the hallway lights are tied to apartment 4B's electric bill so the tenant only ever pays $35/month / etc)Quadruple check the money situation BEFORE closing. 

All it needs is new light fixtures, paint and floor, appliances, and cabinet refinishes.

@Maneesh Joshi,  Do not take this lightly. 

If you're light on those, then it's just snooping around. 

Light fixtures.All before pictures, will update with finished product!

Do something extra for them...for example, I add a few nightlight outlet covers and a cool custom light fixture in a common room. 

These are just some generic example numbers, and I am hoping that the wonderful BP community might be able to shed some light for me.Lets say I do a HELOC for 40k at 5%.

We bought this house as DIYers with plans to live here forever, but after a lot of education on investing, we are really starting to look at this house in a different light.