I bought my Los Feliz home over 20 years ago. I never imagined that I would live in my house for 20 years, much less that it would increase in value by 400%. But today, I find myself in a position where my personal net worth is primarily in the house I live in. The challenge I face at this point in my life is that I need to generate income for my retirement and for this asset class, there are just a few limited ways to achieve this. Having so much in real estate equity limits my choices as to how to leverage this portion of my wealth to improve my quality of life and make the most of the time I have left. I could sell the house, pocket the profit (after the IRS taxes my profit above $500,000.....