There is a lot more state regulations and lending laws change when 5 units or great.

Lender A misses this or doesn't have this knowledge and then tells you a week before closing that your rate is changing because the program they quoted wont work once the issue is caught. 

Always validate what you read online, things change, I could be wrong, but use this as a starting point in your research.What Is an ADU?

With that being said, and to be transparent, I have had a harder time finding investing partners on the last property I bought in La Fortuna which I think is related to the change in the economy.  

Every time I change cleaners, I spend at least 3-5 hours retraining on my processes and expectations and even then things are missed.

I’m not suggesting a person change their business model entirely, but usually a person either deletes something or adds something in order for a different outcome or at least a more modified outcome.What’s your thoughts?

Then laws changed and SSN's became our IDs and we could no longer typically ask for them in my area as a landlord.

Estimated cost for remaining changes (all new electric, drywall, tile, fixtures, cabinets, roof, doors, windows, heat pump, some siding, and fencing.

I know a lot of CA investors doing MTR/STRs to cash flow in-state and OOS but it's a lot more work, not mailbox money.I hear stories of OOS investors losing money in the Midwest, the worst being a CA investor buying 3 apartment Class C complexes in Missouri who finally sold it 3 years year with all the repairs and tenant issues after changing PMs which didn't help.

Changing locks and holding contents hostage maybe.