So nothing came out of the mediation.After that, the Civil Rights Commission conducted its investigation.

Without the tenant’s consent the City must obtain an inspection warrant.California Civil Code §1954 does not apply to the Hayward ordinance because the ordinance affects only the conduct of the City and not that of the landlords.A landlord is required to make only a “good faith” effort to obtain a tenant’s consent to facilitate a City inspection.A landlord cannot be held liable for a tenant’s failure to consent to an inspection of the unit.---------------------- endsnip --------------------Really, the inspection program hasn't been THAT big a deal. 

Has anyone attended the Multifamily Technology and Entrepreneurship Conference (MTEC)?

This keeps the LLC compliant with state law for conducting business in the state and grants the LLC standing with courts of the state to pursue or defend legal actions.The question would be "does the activity create a business nexus with the state"?

It got me thinking about all the folks that attend conferences, spend time on social media forums, read a ton of books, but sit idle when it comes to becoming an active note investor.  

Does anyone have any advice on setting up a trust to reserve capital versus conducting a 1031 exchange?

I expected to pay a small fee for this but they explained that if they did this courtesy for me, I would be inviting my tenants to cash their paychecks, buy money orders and conduct other business with them. 

You hang your license and don't pay fees, but you can't conduct any transactions with the license.

., I realize this is an old thread but I thought I would shed some light on how the calculation is conducted to determine whether you have positive leverage. 

If I were you I might just conduct my own or pay for a title search to confirm everything looks good and then move forward.