What actions and/or credentials make a landlord an active property manager to deem rental income/loss active in CA?

Readers should seek professional advice.

Calling the appraiser to see what you can do to push it up a "C-Level" would be smart before doing any reno also, might only need a few things to make it far more valuable in the eyes of the bank.I've heard of a tactic for figuring out demand, which is to put up a dummy or coming soon listing on facebook marketplace and see the amount of activity you get on it. 

I can extend the April 15, 2025 deadline by seeking an extension of my individual return as per Rev.

@Grayson Chao look up WAREI on Facebook as that is a big active group of local investors and a number of meetups get advertised there. 

However, these activities should not cause concern for them.

Readers should seek professional advice.

For example, if you are an active investor you can still find deals but they may not have quite as high of returns as we had become accustomed to in the previous years on average.

Even with the manager, in mine, I'm thinking about and doing more in the STR than they ones I actively manage.

Fastest way to learn is by networking with people who are actively doing what you want to be doing in the future