California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

  $10 to the tenant to make a payment certainly seems excessive in your current solution.  

I work mostly with investors, and I have brave young ladies buying 3-4 flats and living for free while managing remodeling, tenants, etc.

California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

I've got a 2 flat and closing on a SFH soon.

The intention behind this legislation is to protect tenants from excessive financial burdens.

I am all about using the tax code to your advantage but flat-out LYING about being a professional is unethical, immoral, and WRONG!

An annoying fee, yes, and eats into cash flow and profits which is why you likely started on this endeavor, but the lengths people go to try to avoid what is, in the end, only $800 seems excessive sometimes.So, we don't have all of the facts or copies of any documents here, but generally, a trust only governs any assets that it owns. 

California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

If the paint is flat, you could get away with spraying drywall without backrolling, but I still recommend backrolling.