My first question here....but I wanted to wait until I actually 'owned' a rental income property rather than be seen as a "I'll get in the game soon big talker" :)The dilemma or situation is certainly not dire - I have a great job and W2 in Boston and purchased back home in Central New York. 

If you have any dire questions that you can't seem to find the answer to on Google or Youtube, then feel free to reach me via cell or email and I'd be more than happy to help out (contact info is listed in my bio).

Landlords typically are not social-workers or clergy--if this tenant is in dire straits, there are government and religious agencies that can assist her. 

@Joe Splitrock, at my property, I wouldn't even consider living there unless it was a dire emergency.

Don't sell your brownstone unless you face a dire situation.

Are the floors warped and in dire need of being replaced? 

California is indeed in dire need of looser building restrictions and it's both a shame and really a humanitarian crisis that their politicians, particularly the local NIMBYs, have manufactured.

So to get strait to the point.

There is no magic button, however if you'v even particular and prudent with the aforementioned points getting the assembly line to produce consistently is a more strait and narrow path.

@Jay HinrichsAs I remember from the 1/2 Master's degree I have in Maritime Economics (when I was in Greece, I did the work, someone else has the degree), Singapore's location in the Straits of Malacca has something to do with all that public wealth, doesn't it?