Typically it doesn’t matter where the accountant is located as they know a majority of the state rules.

Most family trusts, especially in CA, provide little or no liability protection (see self-settled trust rules). 

You should use a state-specific lease that is clear regarding the start and end dates, the monthly rent, the fees that will be charged (ex. pets) and those that may be charged (ex late fee), the amount of the security deposit, and a clear list of rules associated with the property (no smoking inside is a big one as are rules related to parking).

In fact, there're several "layers" of restrictions, including "at-risk" rules, basis rules for pass-through entities, hobby rules, new (as of 2021) "excess business loss" rules, special rules for Section 179 and business interest, self-rental rules, vacation homes rules, and more. 

If you see someone violating the rules, create a post with "@moderators" and we will receive a notification and respond.Again, welcome to BiggerPockets and happy investing!

Quote from @Roger D Jones: This is terrible and not legal in any way but it was pre Covid and the rules were a little less restrictive. 

My opinion is no because of HOAs and their rules and they can increase HOA fees with no limit on top of your pro-tenant laws. 

Using a VA loan for a second property, where I’d move in and rent out my current home.When I made an offer on a fixer-upper (I didn’t win that bid), the loan officer mentioned it might be difficult to convince the underwriter why I’d need another VA loan for a second property in the same area, especially since the new home is almost identical to my current one (same size, age, school district, etc.).

As a PM with 65 units, ours are basically identical to that

An emotional support pet allows their owner to break laws and rules- it's not fair.