The photos are good, though I might re-take the city skyline view shot in such a way as to cut off the AC units on the neighboring roof.So I really don't think you are doing anything wrong, which to me reinforces my belief that the issue is probably price.In my area, this is a dead-slow time to be trying to rent. 

I have had a basic strategy of buying gold & silver lately with the belief that our economy, and the dollar, are headed for a crash - sooner or later.

There seems like there is frequently old schools for sale in my neck of the woods....people buy them and try to turn them into apartments or industrial complexes......I have a colleague that buys them up like crazy for some reason.....they don't get very much for them......he bought one just so he'd have a place for him and his buddies to play pick up basketball games......rents the rest out for storage or whatever..... he also rents to religious groups / cults,  that want to teach their beliefs to their kids.......he seems like he's doing fine with them?????  

I listened to BP podcast religiously for a few months before getting my hands dirty too.I’m currently running a vacation rental in Waikiki and thought I’d share some details from my experience.

Not only are you dealing with tenant friendly California law, you're dealing with potential San Francisco muni code which probably requires that you commune naked with the tenant and express your mutual respect in each others belief systems while downloading the latest social media app on your iPhones.

A million was well outside my belief of what I could obtain in my life.

My personal belief is that newbies are especially vulnerable to these types of programs and seminars.  

---> Contrary to popular belief there are far more deals, than short sales, for investors coupled with great returns.

Contrary to popular belief, single-family residential rentals outperformed even the stock market on a risk-adjusted basis in both the premodern and modern eras.

You should house hack and learn the ropes before you do any sizeable out of state investing.In contrary to popular belief, real-estate investing is not passive investing.