Just finished the rehab, likely will go through the same thing.

The tenants threw a party and neighbors called it in and now he is dealing with the City on how to address this.What we think should and shouldn't be enforceable isn't relevant.

I will also give them comps / rehab estimates for the property as well. 

Quote from @Katharina Bormann: I address the importance of clear communication in my book.It's not enough to tell them what is wrong.

If you can buy something habitable, and rehab it over time while you live there, that could be a home run of an investment when you look at your return on investment, especially if you house hack.Sure you may leave cash in the deal, but if you buy right, it could still be an extremely profitable and low-barrier to entry way to get into real estate.

Let me address your questions and concerns step-by-step:1.

Message me the address, I’ll look at it. 

This is a good thing if you want to do some rehab, but again, you must be very strategic about how much money you put into a place, knowing it won't naturally appreciate beyond what you create in improvements.4) We're having a bit of a zoning crisis.

Products & Services enable us to track each 'phase' of the rehab.

CA's Secretary of State forms list the name and address of either a manager or member, so unless you're hiring a third party to serve as manager of your LLC, anonymity is very hard to achieve once filing publicly in CA.As to the probate part, you're right that going through a court probate is a huge hassle, including being expensive and time consuming.