I see this as unlikely since the inflation rate just increased (officially) to 9.1%.

Fire officials say the home was being used as a short-term rental and that all 15 people inside made it out safely when the smoke detectors started going off."

Cheers, @Ellen Womack, you're officially a real estate investor! 

So I'm officially calling this a dead deal. 

Many investors are scared to get into California -- and perhaps rightfully so, because I am now forced to attend a hearing this Wednesday at the Capitol to lobby against an ADDITIONAL 15% hospitality tax which is being proposed here in CA statewide. 

Here are some stats:'The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO)(link is external) estimates that there are over 3 million active real estate licensees in the United States.""

Then I would have her do an "option" to you (which is not taxable) for a small fee that you pay to her to make it official, included with your right to buy the property upon her death.

New Rules:The code requires vacation rental owners to adhere to a list of regulations, including:Non-residential uses of a short-term rental are prohibited.An emergency contact must respond to requests from public safety officials within one hour.The owner must have liability insurance.Owners must conduct background checks within 24 hrs of a stay to insure the person booking the rental is not a registered sex offender.Owners must notify inform adjacent single-family homeowners or units on the same building floor in a multi-family setting that they are operating a short-term rental within 30 days after receiving a license.Rentals must include smoke detectors and an exit map.Short-term owners/operators must not leave trash/garbage in public view unless properly in collection containers, and must ensure that trash/recycling collection containers are properly placed and removed per collection schedules.The rental must be cleaned after each stay.Pest control must be conducted at least bi-monthly.Four-foot barriers must be up around pools and hot tubs with gate.

I'm sorry to hear that.VAERS - the official government tracking of adverse effects of the Covid Vaccines states that more people died from after- effects of the vacine itself than died from not having the vaccine.https://vaers.hhs.govVaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)Contact your healthcare provider.

The zoning ordinance is there in case there is a problem, then the zoning official has some legal framework to enforce better behavior.