They have a mental list of hard to collect rent addresses and they may help connect you and the owner. 

In San Francisco, this choice is taken out of your hands and is instead a determination made from and by the Planning department.From an Investment POV, you are absolutely correct that combining the lower and the ground floor units is the best option to preserve your ability to perform a fast track condo conversion and generate the most equity in the shortest amount of time.

If the property is nearby, I would have gone there myself to A. get the measurements and determine what color to replace with.

Also, considering that new propositions may pass that would limit/restrict future increases.Look forward to hearing from landlords, investors, previous/current renters and anyone else to help me determine what to do. 

My mental calculus is that I want returns in excess of 25% above what the passive S&P 500 Index has returned historically (~8%).  

Property Valuation and Cap Rates Impact: Rent control can affect property valuations by reducing the potential rental income, which is a key factor in determining a property’s value.

It measures investment performance and helps in determining the property’s value.

While passive activity losses (PALs) are allocated to each property, when determining how losses can be applied, the total passive income and losses across your properties are considered as a whole.

Hi @Troy Kehoe, I always point my clients to the city government development department when determining what pool protections they need to put in place.

Rents are determined by condition and location.