The LLC structure is just one level to this tier.

I'd level set with them over a phone call or in person, not texting where there is no tone or inflection, that the issues they've brought up you've addressed immediately and lined up the people needed to fix and you want to have a good remainder of tenancy with them

Google pays their entry-level developers ~$150,000...

I'd try and stick with by the room as long as you can handle managing it otherwise you'll drive that cash flow down even further if you've moved out.I think 10% for Repairs and CapEx on a home that's 130 years old is definitely on the low side for my comfort level.

If you are referring to foreclosure auctions, that´s a different level of risk and you need to verify that it is a first position mortgage (they usually are) and set aside contingencies for other liens you might find (referenced by @Chad Urbshott). 

And I had a title claim in Indy with a small company that missed a city code enforcement that required the house to be leveled LOL. they paid that one out.. be grudgingly though.I agree with your assessment..

Buying in SF is a bet that a) "jumbo" loans will return to 2019-levels of availability and b) working from home is going to largely go away once the economy re-opens.For b, your guess is as good as mine.For a, you can track the general ease of availability of jumbo loans at the following link.

@Michael BaumThe coverages levels and deductibles are very similar.

In an attempt to level out the situation the unintended consequences are going to to be catastrophic.  

The home is a 3 story house with a large separate two-story garage behind it, the garage has a two-bedroom apartment on the top level.