Find a good property manager and make a good relationship with them.

its what one comes to expect when a HML company goes wall street and gets so large that is just a big they get very formal and ridgid.

Just a FYI

Are you changing the use from a single family to a multifamily?

Last, I would like to also say that if a company WERE to sue a BiggerPockets member for defamation in a forum thread, that I would be very interested in covering the situation as a news story.

All told you're looking at $15K ish for a tax bill.

Any recommendations to light a fire under their asses and get a bigger crew on site to finish the job? 

If it costs $150,000 and the ADU rents for $750, then it's probably not worth it.Here's a guide on how to analyze a property.

If you do have a TX LLC just to hold a TX property, you still have to register in CA as a foreign LLC, which still means paying the CA LLC tax.

So your pricing will be higher for a 80% LTV loan than for a 60% LTV loan.3.