In the latter two areas you can even do some STR, not with tourists but visiting nurses, etc.

Happy to help in the Los Angeles, CA market. 

We have looked and made offers at emerald coast and are looking in the CA sierras currently.  

Hi Tony:The best way to handle is to visit the city planning department which zoning is usually part of to see if a variance is granted, and examine the plans filed.

I live in California and in doing my research, investment property in California is looking pretty grim!! 

If the rental is more than a day trip to visit schedule some time to inspect the rental in the first 1,3,6 months.

I typically sell single family houses as Turnkey's to investors from California and to offset the profit by buying into an apartment complex to get the tax write offs makes a good deal of sense.

I have owned my own homes in CA and in PA.

Here in CA over 40% of households are renters.

Anyone know of an attorney that specializes in tax foreclosures in CA, specifically?