@Hsin-I Hsu  Owning a $2.5M house can be an expensive commitment, not just because of the upfront down payment but also due to the ongoing expenses for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades that inevitably come with homeownership.Renting at $5K a month, especially for a 4-bedroom house in the Bay Area, seems like a solid deal.

The are 3 bedrooms

Does a 1 bedroom get as much traction as a two bedroom?  

What do the numbers look like if you were to rent the units out traditionally vs. per bedroom?

She would become my tenant, and I am targeting a 2-bedroom, 2-bath townhome if possible.

Purchase price: $1,200,000 Cash invested: $1,500,000 Purchased 12 bedroom, 12 bathroom boutique hotel, steps from the Sea of Cortez and beach in San Jose Del Cabo., Mexico.

Even if you think it is the tenant in that bedroom, how can you prove tenant B didn't decide to take a bath in there instead of a shower in their bathroom when tenant A was not home?

There SOW would usually be - 'I want a remodel done on the kitchen and bath, and add a new bedroom on the left side of the house'...Then I would add items that only a GC would know about or notice, like needing new headers for the openings they want, the elec panel being undersized, or the roof being suspect, etc...Together we would then arrive at a comprehensive SOW.Yes, that is much better scenario.

I came across a 2-flat with a basement that has been converted into garden unit with 3 bedrooms and kitchen and bath.

Mainly I’m trying to avoid “aged poorly design” glassblock walls, small bedrooms, older windows (wood/aluminum, single pane), aluminum patio covers, and to a lesser extent landscaping.