Estimates are great, but I will often do multiple estimates of the same thing to stress-test the deal.

I was relieved when I sold my properties there.

In the Bay Area, most HOAs actively restrict less-than 30 days rentals in CC&Rs, and can have % rental caps on units which may make MTRs difficult. 

The forums have some information, but the bigger value is in their various member meetups, since it seems the forums are not "super" active with sponsor conversations.  

If you are an active owner who puts in effort, I see those having the most success.

Be very polite, plead ignorance and stress your desire to make everything legal.

They activate on sound/motion and will record a small VISUAL snippet of what is going on, but they DO NOT record sound2.  

Directly investing in real property investments, whether property, notes, tax liens, or leases requires a THOROUGH understanding of all LEGAL aspects concerning real estate law in general and the investment in particular.It’s IMPOSSIBLE for someone who hasn’t accumulated either a legal education in real estate law or 20 years active experience to have the knowledge and understanding of legal aspects sufficient to reduce legal risk to an acceptable level when investing directly in tax liens, notes or real property.  

Knowing the area would see increased demand for housing, I actively scouted for opportunities.

If you have an LLC, ownership percentages are recorded and thus difficult and/or costly to change if an active partner is earning equity through actions.To give some personal experience, Lending and banking can be difficult at best, impossible at worst with a Land Trust.