Hi Ali, welcome to the community! 

@Christian Gibbs appears you're throwing good money after bad:(How did you come to own this house?

The city is eliminating a significant amount of parking near the cross walks.  

If you buy the house, do you owe both a fee?

What are some of the best techniques to shut down those who protest against landlords who want to charge high rates in a neighborhood facing gentrification?

Their fees are quite high ($129/ month) for the ability to pull up property details across the US. 

Wasn't expecting this to come up. 

I'm making up numbers, but the tax savings that you will actually receive are likely much lower than you expect.

If you screen your tenants properly, buy the right property and have the right team in place you can be successful. 100%, so many sit on the internet and say OMG I'm not buying there, GOOD more for us!

You would just take over payments on her existing mortgage.Another option is you write the contract for the $215K that Zillow estimates and you tell your bank that the $31K down payment is coming from a gift of equity.