As much as I feel for the tenant, that is technically not your problem.

Feel free to send me the address if you want specific feedback on the location. 

Upgrades include a fully remodeled kitchen, renovated bathrooms, new durable flooring, contemporary fixtures, and efficient heating and cooling systems.

Your calculations should include utililies and repairs, legals, snow removal, etc.

Once the tenant applies for the unit, you'll have to work with the tenant and Section 8 to get approval, which always includes an inspection of the unit.

Make sure you know the impact that adding an ADU will have on any rent control. 12) investors seldom include the land value in the overall ADU costs.

Here's an article with FAQs including the cost of a study.

Hawaiian real estate law differs from other western states significantly, mostly due to its monarchal heritage and the Bishop Trust influence.The basics are the same as would be in California; determine the condition of title ownership (individual(s), estate (including conservatorship, if appropriate) OR fiduciary acting for trust.Use a qualified private money equity lender to make a loan sufficient to buy out the cash-only beneficiaryThe legal community in HI and Big Island in particular is small.

If you need help running numbers, feel free to reach out.

they'd rather keep it / do nothing with it than sell for less than what they feel entitled to.OK, i'll stop there.