One issue I'm finding is that nearly all of the HOA docs 1) assert that rentals are allowed 2) limit it to a tiny fraction (e.g. 4 out of 120) that can be rented at a time and you have to provide a copy of the lease to the HOA.   

I think it is really cool you played baseball but it can come across to some like you are using that to assert yourself as the alpha.Good luck to you, 

Talk to your loan officer about exactly what this entails. 

As was mentioned earlier, buying an existing business is a strategy that should not be overlooked.I consistently see business owners working anywhere from a few hours per week to full time, pulling in $300K+ net to the owner, with a selling price of about $750K - $1M +/-.If the business is Amazon-proof (some retail, but not entailing personal service) and federal regulation-proof (fossil fuels and whatever else they decide to drop the hammer on), and you have the business chops to run it, that seems like a more stable and safe investment.Baby boomers who own these businesses are suddenly considering their exit strategy. 

Entails helping me run a holding company (Greene River, LLC), a speculative construction company (Sage Communities, LLC), and an Opportunity Zone fund (Asheville Urban Infill). 

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Whether that entails using creative financing or physically adding value to the property in sight of increasing rents are all possible options. 

This work would entail getting quotes from local cleaners, and reaching out to others with STRs in the area you are looking to see if they will provide numbers for electrical, water, and other utility bills.

In order to assert a claim of adverse possession in California, the claimant (party seeking to gain title to the property) must demonstrate:possession under a claim of right or color of title;actual, open, notorious occupation (protected by a substantial enclosure such as a fence and usually cultivated or improved);adverse and hostile possession;continuous possession for a period of five years; andpayment of all taxes assessed against the property during the five-year period.

I was not willing to further discover what that would entail and how much more that would cost.