Boots on the ground is critical.

The lease is written to mirror the payment on the underlying mortgage.

Sorry you are dealing with that, it sounds awful.My guess is most attorneys are going to charge hourly on something like this unless you are suing the HOA for damages in which case they may take a contingency fee.

Any advice on what setup is easiest and most tax advantaged?

Just gotta watch the flooding on that part of the street. 

DSCR can cash out 80% even on 2-4 units, but I was referring to OP's request for HELOC on investment properties To further clarify my previous post: 80% LTV HELOCS on investment properties are available on single family homes, 75% LTV HELOCS on investment properties are available for 2-4 units. 2nd position?

There have been so many studies on rent control it's ridiculous.

Congrats on the potential drafting - that's huge.

On Oahu, that will mostly put you in Waikiki.

These are 668 square feet and will rent $1600-$1800 depending on the urban adjacent neighborhood. that's rental prices of $2.39 to $2.69 per square foot. that's on a long term rental. on a short term rental the prices would be higher but we haven't had any clients do that yet.