I'm really hoping the people who saw it today will make an acceptable offer.

But it's still not at all mainstream. 

If you are trying to convert a property under and hoa into an str, your job gets even more complicated as the HOA itself may have its own regulations IF it even accepts it at all.caution: STR market is over saturated in these parts and some of them are shuting down and being converted into corporate housing, mid term rentals, or furnished long term rentals.

I can accept that.

I hear what your saying but I would avoid any contractor that accepts payment for advice.

But State Farm no longer accepts new insurance in California.

I see this section:"If the address of any record owner is not located in the county in which the dwelling islocated, the name and address of a person who resides in the county and is authorized toaccept notices from a tenant, to issue receipts for those notices and to accept service ofprocess on behalf of the out-of-county record owner(s) is as follows:"What am I supposed to do in this case?

However if you don't open that wall that old 2 prong outlet is acceptable.

Your lease should cover the fact that they walked through and accepted the house - this includes the yard.also, regardless of the tree location you can take the straight line vertical and trim those branches in most locations - check with local HOA, building or code enforcement 

The town requires plans, proposed text, detailed narrative, and design guidelines before they'll accept the proposal.