[Badger]

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Some things that probably aren't applicable to your situation but I'll throw out there for the sake of the argument: renting out part of the property and making improvements to the property that increase value more than the cost of the improvements.

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I believe there was a lengthy discussion here not too long ago about buy vs. rent. One of the arguments for renting was that very few home repairs/remodels will increase the value of the home more than you put into them.

I'm pulling numbers out of my ass here, but I believe claims were made that the value added by most home repairs was 50-90% of the cost of the work.