@Voley Martin Make sure you get updated insurance costs.

A lot you can find for free on YouTube.

Here's a fundamental explanation to get your juices flowing:Assume a house costs $200,000 and rents for $1,500.

An investor-friendly agent is also key.If you’re looking for creative financing options, feel free to reach out, I’m here to help!

Funny enough, I was going to suggest you move out of SF due to the high cost ;-) I'd suggest going down the SF condo route to start as financing for commercial units is a lot more difficult than residential properties.

-Transfer the property into an LLC – This may allow me to take ownership while potentially avoiding property tax reassessment, however this sounds like an involved process-Establish a living trust for my aunt and mother – The trust would specify that I inherit the property upon their passing and provide step up in cost basis but i'm worried that the living trust can be modified to have me removed (who knows what can happen) - My mother is somewhat volatile.I would like to live in the property and my mother will live in her second property with her husband. 

Finally, just because you can't discriminate doesn't mean they get a free pass.

Nevada #1 in Car Ownership CostsNevadans pay the highest car costs in the U.S. at $6,120 per year, with insurance alone at $3,439.

When a water heater breaks at 9pm on a Sunday I get an email saying it happened, it’s been fixed and it cost $1200 give or take.

Sounds like you need to have a relationship with a couple of good contractors, 40k for vinyl siding sounds high, what was the material cost.