We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

This changes with a few factors but it works to prevent issues in buying the wrong property.

Everyone is nice when nothing is going wrong, .. it is when things go wrong is how they behave and treat you , that matters.

Sounds like you got the wrong policy and the correct one was more expensive.

Man I hope he's wrong that was a costly mistake if not.

As I am considering this option, I am looking for a standard agreement from one of these companies.These companies are set up to make a profit, nothing wrong with that.  

Hahah most of the time if you ask "are you looking for someone local so that you can go knock on their door when things go wrong" it's a lighthearted way of saying in our technological age location probably isn't as important as the other aspects.

I'm shopping around for homeowner's insurance (California) that includes wrongful eviction coverage for an ADU attached to our residence.

I can't seem to find straight answers anywhere (totally could be looking in the wrong spots - I'm new to this!) 

There's nothing wrong with a leasehold..with the exception of financing limitations.