From what I have heard Real Estate in Hawaii is extremely expensive.

We planned on remodeling the house (it was extremely dated), moving in when the remodeling was done in the spring, and selling our suburban house.

The cashflow play on Oahu is extremely challenging.

We planned on remodeling the house (it was extremely dated), moving in when the remodeling was done in the spring, and selling our suburban house.

It's a whole different beast.LA is unique in many ways: an extremely constrained inventory, an extremely high gross rent multiplier (GRM) in most submarkets, a rent control ordinance, massive barriers to entry in both cost and permitting.All of these can go under "Pro" and "Con" category depending on how you approach them.

We allow pets which is also extremely desirable in this area as well as tons of yard space on the 0.42 acre lot and 1 block over from an elementary and middle school.

Central HVAC should certainly add value, but your $60k cost seems extremely high for just 3 units.

Congress could pass a new moratorium, but that seems extremely unlikely. 

I've seen instances where a property goes under contract only to bounce back a day later because the buyer got cold feet and never sent the earnest money.

Both laminate and ceramic flooring are extremely heavy.