These are properties that with minimal work they can be set up for a duplex like places with a mother in law suite. 

Not sure what your current living situation is, but you may have an opportunity to get into a new home with a Mother in Law suite, or an ADU that you can STR, just to see if that rental strategy works for you.

Congratulations to an expectant Mother!  

Drama on top of more drama.Plumber fixed the toilet, which he says "may" be what caused the smell, but he personally smelled nothing.The tenant somehow, and I have no idea how, tracked down my personal cell number - bypassed the property management company and started calling me to complain about the fact it took three plumbers to fix the issue and how he shouldn't owe rent because of being forced to live in such an environment.Eventually I lost my cool because this guy was getting more and more aggressive on the phone, and I told him I would gladly approve his request to move.I don't think he expected that, because an hour later the tenant's mother called me (she doesn't live with him) to apologize on his behalf and talked to me about allowing him to continue living there.

You’re probably thinking, I don’t know this person so why should I get involved… just remember that we’d both be in the same boat, we both have to trust and respect one another, but read to the end, and learn more about me.I was born and raised in San Jose, California by my beautiful, wickedly smart and fiercely independent single mother.

The house has two kitchens (one is a mother-in-law suite), 3 bathrooms and is approximately 1600 sq ft.

As a busy mother and devoted wife, you seem to have a lot on your plate in addition to your work as a nurse practitioner and small company owner.If you want to buy your first short-term rental (STR) property, you should set realistic financial goals, specify your investment criteria, and do extensive market research.

My fiance has a family member that is willing to sell us a house for way under its current value that she inherited from her adoptive mother, who passed away a few years ago.

If my mother eventually either passes or moves in with me in her advanced years, I am considering renting her house as my Dad passed last year.  

"I know a guy at work who's Cousins, Uncles, Aunts, Mother did it and lost everything in Real Estate, I wouldn't do it!"