The city council is quite liberal and I love the idea of modular multi families on  vacant lots, not all lots are cost prohibitive.

Lol I've lived in hyper-liberal Boulder and frankly doubt you (or anyone) have many truly conservative customers there.

However, due to the current market and the liberal CA laws that favor tenants, we’re not too keen on investing in CA.

However, due to the current market and the liberal CA laws that favor tenants, we’re not too keen on investing in CA.

However, due to the current market and the liberal CA laws that favor tenants, we’re not too keen on investing in CA.

This is liberal WA so I feel that all of these horrors will come to pass.

Jackpot. 

Holding PropertiesWhen holding properties as a cash flow investor, the LLC (or LP) is generally the better choice because an LLC has more liberal distribution rules.

Correspondingly, all business income taken from an LLC under similar circumstances is subject to self-employment taxes.Holding Properties When holding properties as a cash flow investor, the LLC (or LP) is generally the better choice because an LLC has more liberal distribution rules.

I doubt that would fly in court, particularly in a liberal state like California.What you want is a month-to-month lease.