Cash flow in the short term would be nice and allow us to live a little better life style theoretically but in all actuality I’d probably stash the cash to buy more properties.

The extremely damp conditions will infiltrate to the unit/s above and will drastically reduce the useful life of everything in the bsmnt. incl. the water heater, furnace, electrical panel, etc.

Well, “near end of life” can be subjective.  

Considering this is your personal property (at least for a while), it may be worth the extra cost to make your life a little better.

My main goal in life is to achieve financial freedom for me and my partner so we can do the things we want to. ( I have thought about seller financing, lease options etc but I've never spoken to someone who has done these)The properties around here are amazing especially the duplexes and triplexes since where I'm from you do not see these.Just to make this as clear as possible I just wanted to hear from someone my best step to take.

All you'd be doing trying to change their lives is making your life harder.Take a look at these steps below.These are steps from one of the properties in my portfolio.

There is no amount of money worth your life.

Great neighborhoods would depend on your style of living, if you have kids, etc. etc. 

I live in a large Amish Community in Southern Indiana with several different things to offer but just not sure if I should only promote a place for people to stay or widen the choices to include tours and actual time they (Tourists) could spend at Amish Farmsteads which would include learning all aspects of the Amish Lifestyle.

Your life is tied to the Ferry schedule.