If you do your due diligence before you invest, it is almost impossible to lose money.

Feel free to DM me if you'd like more insights on all this (we don't do biz in Alabama so got nothing to lose).Here's some other "copy & paste" advice on how to search for a better PMC:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

This cycle has played out numerous times:Mobile Home Park Residents Lose HomesMidfield Mobile Home Park Residents Lose Court BattleLoss of Another Tempe Trailer Park Highlights Lack of Affordable HousingMobile Home Park Residents Face HomelessnessIn an effort to preserve our country’s affordable housing, it is our duty as community operators to keep Lot Rents in line with the market rate.

Business owners won't want to get tied up in litigation and if there is a good chance they will lose, it is easier to simply follow the contract.How would that work with a lower-end tenant? 

@Olivia Blake how much money will you potentially lose by strong-arming a tenant and then having them break the lease early - or even just not renew?

That can be excess income from your W2 job, or it can be a business you run on the side.

DM me so I don't lose you, we are not based there (CO-based until probably 2033)

And lets say you then rehab it only to find out there is bad title and you make a title claim.. if there is no loan on it your only going to get 50k from title insurance and you will lose the 50k you paid for the assignment and any money you put into rehab. 

By your own admission, you are losing money.

Rent control in the bay area can be extreme as many areas have rent control in excess of the state mandated rent controlIn general experience RE investors are not choosing to add a single ADU in single family zoned areas.