Hey @Elizabeth Lark,As mentioned in some other responses, one of the superpowers of real estate is its tax treatment, and you are forfeiting powerful strategies when you hold them in a retirement account as you describe.

Flexibility and patience are essential when external factors, like nearby construction, affect demand.

However, the potential long-term rent is about the same as our mortgage, meaning we’d lose money when factoring in repairs and maintenance.3.

She may need to file a gift tax return for the $31,000 gift depending on other factors. 

The other motivating factor here (for me) is that I want to move my mom into one of the units so she's close by.

Our hypothesis was that by having the highest-reviewed properties, everything in the business would become easier.Paid Cleaners Well: Cleanliness was the biggest factor impacting reviews, so we decided not to take any chances.

The only paperwork I have with this is the paperwork from our closing showing this.Renovation Costs: Since my grandmother paid for both the purchase and the renovations, how would this factor into a partition action or any buyout?

I think most of the gun rights debate is centered on a fear factor.

You're also LIVING there when you house hack, so you have to factor in what your "normal" comparable living costs would be. 

Most investors will also take into consideration risk, time invested, control over the asset, the ability to do a cash-out refinance, and other factors.