Let me hop in my time machine, go back 30 years in the past and buy a home in SF.....lolOddly enough I have a similar story from my parents, and it is from the midwest.

We could potentially partner together and I could be his marketing machine.

It acts as a forwarding number, and an answering machine, so you can screen all your calls, and see the number they are calling from. and it's free.

The govt is a machine that has a life of its own.

The guts is what keeps the machine (hotel) going and costs the most to replace and severely affects performance (returns).Make sure you give at least 30 to 45 days for due diligence.

Read a couple of books (like "From Good Hands to Boxing Gloves") so you can understand the machinations of the industry and be prepared to deal with them when you have to.I notice that much of the distaste for insurance companies comes from the unfortunate fact that many of them do minimize claims payouts.

As a Real Estate Investor, my job is to find more investments, not collect past due rents and unclog toilets.As a quick background, I was a Real Estate Broker during the 80s and 90s, I ran a small PM company, managing about 100 units by myself before cell phones, computers and fax machines. 

Expresso /coffee machine, nice towels, robes, bigger tv, at least 55inch, nice wine glasses nice bedding, comfortable furniture.

The same capital partner and I decided to purchase and get the next one started...like a well oiled machine.

We made a deal to cut the rental price in half and she had ionizer machines shipped overnight from amazon to remove the door the following day.Let me say this, the ones she bought worked magic.