And, if the grass dies from something outside of your control (disease, drought, etc), do you really want to have your security deposit taken to replace the lawn? 

The city was probably sick of cutting the grass.

People who ignore that the Fed has printed $10 Trillion dollars lately, think they are simply great investors and don't have a rabbits hope in a dog kennel of getting out of this one and will lose everything.And if you don't understand # 11, "Lord have mercy".

I haven't looked into brokering a loan on one of these in quite a while, but one of the major considerations before was that most of my lenders wouldn't touch it until there was federal guidance as to the legality (or that the feds would stay out of these deals).  

It has all the telltale signs of neglect; boarded up windows, overgrown grass, broken down cars in the driveway, etc.

Learn what to look for (high grass, cracked driveways, abandoned cars, crooked shutters, piles of mail) and go to some local virtual or in-person meetups and see who you can connect with.

RUN LIKE HELL your in the best market in todays world, the grass is always greener on the other side....

The Feds don’t care what Cali considers community property. 

Consider also having landscaping done such as cutting the grass or shoveling snow. 

Current property manager seems to do a great job but is paid almost %11 of gross and also cuts grass for additional pay.