Good points on passing the utilities costs to the tenants and eliminating property management.

You will incur more lending costs but you will only be in the first loan for 6 months.

I expect the work to cost about $150k plus or minus $20k.

Startup costs paid out of pocket should be recorded as capital contributions and may be deductible as startup expenses or amortized.

You could certainly reach this demographic, but it could also cost you substantially more than the return.For the money, your best bet is probably a dedicated website for your property with the key words that you want to convey.

Some serious baked in costs for each. 

The Mexican corporation, generally advised if you buy multiple properties, given the higher costs.

Who cares about lifetime interest costs, except to the extent you can easily lower them (refinance to a lower interest rate) to increase your cashflow.

A good baseline is to calculate material costs (e.g., $300 for paint and supplies) and add a fair hourly rate for labor.

For residential multifamily properties (1 - 4 units), can you use a home warranty to take care of the repair costs associated with rentals?