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I need advice or experience from owners on the ease of renting an entire brownstone. I am hoping to buy a brownstone in the Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill area to eventually live in. However, I currently have a very affordable, rent stabilized apartment that we have not outgrown, and I do not want to give up. My hope is to purchase a brownstone and rent it for 2-5 years before moving in myself. Clearly there are a lot of garden floor units for rent, but how successful can one be at renting an entire brownstone in these areas, or at least an upper triplex?