There are plenty of experienced people here who can help!

Given the bureacracy and corruption of the city government, I recommend hiring an experienced tax attorney to fight any assessment.

But then again, I’m not experienced in it, so I do need expert advise on what garage size and door size with height to pick.  

I’ve noticed that my confidence grows with every conversation I have with experienced real estate investors, and even more so each time I take a concrete step forward.I'm a strong advocate for personal growth and development, and it's great to see that you also view it as essential to success in investing.

I've seen experienced investors  do flips in the Bay Area.

In your situation, seek out a partner who is already experienced in this type of acquisition and managing the same.Share split? 

I love section 8 but I don't know if I would want a full portfolio of those rentals too having experienced that and sweating it out for a bit. 

I have only tried it twice so just wondering what the more experienced investors think of this, or is this just something that people talk about to try and make a real estate investing negative seem not so bad? 

I appreciate any feedback from investors/landlords who have actually experienced this about how they handled it.

Key is to work with a team that focuses on managing padsplits as their core business.Buy in solid neighborhoods where there is a good tenant base and put in experienced property management.Happy to connect with anyone that has questions on the model.