If you have recessed lights, they will need to be adjusted down a tad to allow for the thickness of the new skim coat if you elect that method.Inglewood is a bit out of my coverage area otherwise I could help you with it as I am a licensed contractor here in N Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas).

I searched in BP and folks here said single member LLC can elect to have EIN too.The thing is I am applying for a mortgage under LLC and lender requires EIN in order to not report the loan to my SSN.

A dishwasher would almost certainly be expensed for both books and tax if you make a de minimis safe harbor election for the tax year in question.If you do not make a DMSH election and the cost of the property is more than $200 (cost includes sales tax, delivery, installation and testing), it would generally be capitalized and depreciated. 

@Daniel Smyth following that logic, you have 12 votes, so vote yourself president of the HOA and change the rules :)

up there,   the city council 'turned blue' in the last election cycle so some kind of regulations are probably going to arrive eventually.I do intend to eventually sell off my remaining seattle property,  but for now as its fully updated,  meets inspection rules, attracting good tenants and running smoothly its in the cash-cow phase of ownership and I'm not in a hurry to divest it.

If you elect to NOT partner with a very experienced investor OR be involved in a syndication AND truly know nothing about real estate, as you mentioned, I would suggest:1) Find a stellar Commerical Real Estate Broker to help you with your search.  

If you elect not to use your own realtor, or have your own representation as a buyers representative, then remember - the seller's agent represents what is in the best interest of the seller; they have a duty to you to be honest and ethical, but the fiduciary duty is to the seller.Since the seller pays the commission, there is absolutely no reason not to use a realtor; you can still hire a real estate attorney, but in terms of having more negotiating power, it won't be an advantage that I can see in your situation.Where are you from? 

If I made a single member LLC with only my name in it, wouldn't that defeat the purpose because I would be held liable since I'm the only LLC member/president?

Fwiw, I keep calling my elected officials (and radio stations that broadcast tenant biased reporting)...            

Fortunately, because my attorney knows the board president, got his private number, and had him prepare and sign off on the board resolution saying the unit is an "Investor unit" and rentable.