To succeed, focus on properties in high-demand neighborhoods like Pecan Grove or Aliana, and ensure your cash flow analysis accounts for high property taxes, potential HOA restrictions, and flood insurance costs.

Instead of evicting them, i was thinking is there some way that I could rent it back to him for very cheap (mainly to cover just the taxes/ insurance) ie 2k a year rather than the going rate of 2k a month for similar properties.

This active income can help me fund my retirement as well as help me get reimbursement for home office and health care premium while lower my tax liability.

I knew the fire insurance would be CA Fair Plan.  

.: Hi there, my STR in the Hudson Valley, NY is currently insured with Proper.

Who cares?

Insurance is $2,245 yr. 

I'm scared of how much my insurance will go up after the LA fires but there is a cap with CA regulations and also being dropped. 

Those numbers are arbitrary unlike taxes and insurance and they vary based on age, condition, area, landscape, PM, and other things.

.- It costs me me less to turn over my 1500 SF units that rent for $3k/m then it does the same size section 8 unit because the property is cared for better and experiences less  wear and tear while fixed costs like cleaning and painting are easier to absorb.